Greenpeace and EcoWaste in Coastal Clean-up Day

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Greenpeace and EcoWaste in Coastal Clean-up Day
September 17, 2011 - Greenpeace and the EcoWaste Coalition conducted their International Coastal Clean-up Day activities at the Calamba Baywalk in Barangay Aplaya in the province of Laguna. They asked the businesses around the freshwater bodies to say exactly what wastes they are spilling into the lakes and rivers. Beau Baconguis, Toxics Campaigner of Greenpeace Southeast Asia said, "Our freshwater bodies are heavily under threat from invisible contaminants coming from industrial discharges. Currently, there are no systems allowing the public access to information that would help them protect themselves from toxic effluents into water sources. Greenpeace is therefore recommending the set-up of a Pollution Release and Transfer Register (PRTR), which would provide the public with a database system from which they could check the health of their water sources and identify hotspots. We are looking forward to working with the whole province of Laguna in refining such practical solutions for water protection." http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/ph/press/releases/Laguna-joins-eco-groups-call-for-corporate-accountability-in-protecting-freshwater-sources-/ Photo below is from (c) Jimmy A. Domingo/Greenpeace

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by Bam Azores | 17-09-2011 22:28 recommendations 0

September 17, 2011 - Greenpeace and the EcoWaste Coalition conducted their International Coastal Clean-up Day activities at the Calamba Baywalk in Barangay Aplaya in the province of Laguna. They asked the businesses around the freshwater bodies to say exactly what wastes they are spilling into the lakes and rivers.

Beau Baconguis, Toxics Campaigner of Greenpeace Southeast Asia said, "Our freshwater bodies are heavily under threat from invisible contaminants coming from industrial discharges. Currently, there are no systems allowing the public access to information that would help them protect themselves from toxic effluents into water sources. Greenpeace is therefore recommending the set-up of a Pollution Release and Transfer Register (PRTR), which would provide the public with a database system from which they could check the health of their water sources and identify hotspots. We are looking forward to working with the whole province of Laguna in refining such practical solutions for water protection."

http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/ph/press/releases/Laguna-joins-eco-groups-call-for-corporate-accountability-in-protecting-freshwater-sources-/

Photo below is from (c) Jimmy A. Domingo/Greenpeace