CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) has launched in this province the socalled Basura Patrollers Project in its bid to intensify campaign on proper waste disposal.
“A ‘basura patroller’ is assigned in every town and city in the province to monitor the violations of proper solid waste disposal,” EMB regional director Lormelyn Claudio said.
She said “a patroller would go around his area of assignment and be on the lookout for littering, throwing, dumping of wastes, operation of open dumpsites, and collection of unsorted wastes.”
“These patrollers are instructed to take pictures of improper waste handling. EMB would then issue a Notice of Cleanup within the week,” she explained.
She said the notice goes to the Office of the Mayor which will then forward it to the concern barangay chair for action, such as summoning the offender for briefing on environmental consciousness.
