Greenpeace Water Patrol activists last week investigated a dump site in Angono, Rizal which has taken over the banks of Laguna Lake, and called on the government for the strict enforcement of waste laws to protect the country’s threatened freshwater sources.
Environmental activists procured sample water from the vicinity as part of their investigation and also put a signpost nearby saying, "Our trash. Our water. Protect our water sources." to remind the public that the waste they are throwing eventually ends up in sources of our daily usage of water.
Although this problem seems to be a gargantuan one, we can help lessen environmental degradation by simply practicing responsible waste management such as waste segregation and composting of organic wastes. We, ourselves, can be part of the solution to the problem of garbage and water pollution.
The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) said last December 2007 that dumpsites in four municipalities, namely Paete and Biñan, Laguna, and Angono and Taytay, Rizal are located near to Laguna Lake’s shores. Although the LLDA has asked the concerned local government units to implement the Ecological Waste Management Act of 2000 (RA 9003) the dumps continue to pollute the lake. toxic leachate from the said garbage dumps are expected to ooze into the lake for years to come, even after the dumps are successfully closed.The dumps in Angono and Taytay, in particular, occupy the lake's waters in obvious disobedience of the Clean Water Act of 2004 (RA 9275), and RA 9003. The Angono dumpsite was supposedly declared closed by Mayor Aurora Villamayor last January 2008, but investigations encountered garbage trucks delivering fresh garbage to the site just a week ago. The Taytay dumpsite, on the other hand, is still fully operational.Laguna Lake, also known as Laguna de Bay, is the country's largest lake, and the 2nd largest freshwater basin in Southeast Asia. It is being eyed as a possible source of potable water for Metro Manila. However, according to the LLDA, the lake is in danger of dying in five years if no steps are taken to improve its fast deteriorating water quality.
Reference: Baconguis, Beau. Greenpeace Water Patrol investigates polluting garbage dump in Laguna Lake. April 21, 2008
Environmental activists procured sample water from the vicinity as part of their investigation and also put a signpost nearby saying, "Our trash. Our water. Protect our water sources." to remind the public that the waste they are throwing eventually ends up in sources of our daily usage of water.
Although this problem seems to be a gargantuan one, we can help lessen environmental degradation by simply practicing responsible waste management such as waste segregation and composting of organic wastes. We, ourselves, can be part of the solution to the problem of garbage and water pollution.
The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) said last December 2007 that dumpsites in four municipalities, namely Paete and Biñan, Laguna, and Angono and Taytay, Rizal are located near to Laguna Lake’s shores. Although the LLDA has asked the concerned local government units to implement the Ecological Waste Management Act of 2000 (RA 9003) the dumps continue to pollute the lake. toxic leachate from the said garbage dumps are expected to ooze into the lake for years to come, even after the dumps are successfully closed.The dumps in Angono and Taytay, in particular, occupy the lake's waters in obvious disobedience of the Clean Water Act of 2004 (RA 9275), and RA 9003. The Angono dumpsite was supposedly declared closed by Mayor Aurora Villamayor last January 2008, but investigations encountered garbage trucks delivering fresh garbage to the site just a week ago. The Taytay dumpsite, on the other hand, is still fully operational.Laguna Lake, also known as Laguna de Bay, is the country's largest lake, and the 2nd largest freshwater basin in Southeast Asia. It is being eyed as a possible source of potable water for Metro Manila. However, according to the LLDA, the lake is in danger of dying in five years if no steps are taken to improve its fast deteriorating water quality.
Reference: Baconguis, Beau. Greenpeace Water Patrol investigates polluting garbage dump in Laguna Lake. April 21, 2008
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