{"id":6077,"date":"2020-06-27T00:20:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T00:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=6077"},"modified":"2020-06-27T00:20:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-27T00:20:52","slug":"bicolano-artists-unite-against-waste-incineration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/bicolano-artists-unite-against-waste-incineration\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicolano artists unite against waste Incineration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Kurit-Lagting, a collective artistic collaboration of Bicolano artists from Sorsogon, Albay, Catanduanes, Masbate and Camarines provinces\u00a0together with Sorsogon Arts Council and alternative media groups, Shoot-in-Action Multimedia and Quimlat Multimedia expressed alarm and opposition on waste incineration projects in the country and around the globe through\u00a0<\/strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and<\/strong> Facebook<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on Friday, June 26. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signages made of paper and wood using paints, colored pens and inks, the artists conveyed their call-to-action,\u201cNO TO WASTE INCINERATION\u201d and \u201cNO TO WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROJECT\u201d in support of the #GoForZeroWaste national movement against plastic pollution spearheaded by different climate and environmental groups including BreakFreeFromPlastic, Greenpeace, Ecowaste Coalition, and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBurning of waste ejects toxic materials into the atmosphere. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, masks, disposable rubber gloves, and personal protective equipment are being thrown into the trash and when these are burned in incineration facilities, they release toxic substances and hazardous cancer-causing pollutants unknown to us. So as artists we need to unite, so we are planning to have more creative activities in the future like exhibits and workshops to educate people about environmental pollution through art and burning of waste is one of the environmental issues we are concerned with,\u201d Kurit-Lagting co-founder, Joseph  Bausa said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Philippines, the Senate Energy Committee Technical Working Group also continues to push for incineration projects. Now on its 4th TWG meeting this coming Tuesday, June 30, they will\u00a0 discuss again the bills and regulatory framework for waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies in line with its thrust to advance renewable energy in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are many ways to treat our waste not only through incineration. There are means of disinfection like chlorination and sterilization and we can also use microwave treatment. We are currently working on a video that explains how incineration causes emissions of toxic gases, which is a clear violation of the Clean Air Act and Ecological Solid Waste Management Act,\u201d Quimlat Multimedia Creative Director, Resmundo Demdam added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cResidential waste reached a very high percentage in our waste stream during the onset of the pandemic and we need effective waste treatment methods to strictly be enforced. As artists, we need to step up and be proactive in disseminating information through art on how to manage our waste,\u201d Sorsogon Arts Council spokesperson, Totep Perez further added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the country struggles to battle the COVID-19 virus, proper waste management must be implemented by putting utmost importance on enforcing public safety measures in dealing with waste to protect public health. These artist groups also plan to establish the Sorsogon Initiatives for Culture and Arts Development and have more online activities and digital actions through collective action and proactive collaboration among various sectors related to the environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the Philippines, the Senate Energy Committee Technical Working Group also continues to push for incineration projects. Now on its 4th TWG meeting this coming Tuesday, June 30, they will discuss again the bills and regulatory framework for waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies in line with its thrust to advance renewable energy in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6078,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[970,244,214,2419],"class_list":["post-6077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsmakers","tag-environment","tag-environmental-protection","tag-environmentalism","tag-kurit-lagting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6077"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6079,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6077\/revisions\/6079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}