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The Official Publication of Inopacan Central School

War on Waste
By Franchezka Paulette A. Prieto

A Good Place to Relax “A healthy education is a healthy


By Pauline Anne O.Pabua
environment.” In connection to this, the ICS promotes
Do you know a place where you can stroll and advocates total cleanliness inside and outside the
around and relax? I know a place. It is located along the school premises. It is an extensive campaign on
shorelines in the town of Inopacan. It is the Inopacan minimizing or controlling non-biodegradable wastes
Baywalk. such as plastics, junk food wrappers and ice water/ ice

Inopacan Baywalk is a seaside promenade and candy wrappers. As much as possible, these garbages

an attraction of Inopacan before going to the famous should be properly and orderly segregated according to

Cuatro Islas. Lanipao trees are planted along the area its trash containers.

where people can get a shade from when it grows The Inopacan Central School Staff and
bigger. Series of lamp posts were also aligned to students took a rightful step on minimizing the solid
brighten the night. For those who want to have their wastes in the environment. Both decaying and non-
meals along the shore, grilling areas and tables to match decaying will be recycled. This is also one way of
are also available. Concrete benches are also provided implementing discipline to the students as far as
where people can sit freely and have a lazy chat during cleanliness is concerned. The first one is recycling the
late afternoons and at night. You can also see locals used papers. The used papers will be soak in water for
taking brisk walk or strolling everyday. two hours, mold it into small balls and let it dry. We

Sea breeze makes everyone feel cool and want call this balls “paper briquettes”, a good substitute for

to stay and marvel the scenery that is, the sea. The clear charcoal used for fuel. The non-decaying wastes such

and unstained seawater seems inviting everyone to take as the plastic wrappers, were cut into small pieces and

a swim. Local and international tourists who came to made into stuffs like pillow sewn in different shapes of

visit the four islands compliments the cleanliness and transparent plastic cases. Some are put in a plastic

orderliness of the baywalk.  bottle for decorations. Other plastic containers such as
powder soap and fabric conditioners were sewn into
bags and envelopes.

This way, the students do not learn only how


to recycle usable waste materials but are also trained
on how to maintain cleanliness in the surrounding.
They will also learn that being clean is being healthy.
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June – September 2018

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