DENR-CENRO Lipa City conducted a general clean up of working space and office premises on January 19, 2024 to facilitate the attainment of new goals, ideas, and fresh perspective for the year, carrying the belief that a dust-free, organized, and clutter-free workspace enhances concentration and productivity at work. The said activity was also in line with the celebration of the National Zero Waste Month.

All personnel were advised through an internal Office memorandum to clean and declutter their own workspace by getting rid of certain items or materials that were unnecessary to keep. “Alam kong marami tayong ginagawa pero kailangan natin maglinis para mas maging produktibo tayo sa pagsisimula pa lamang ng taon. I-recycle at i-donate natin ang mga gamit na hindi na natin magagamit,” OIC-CENR Officer Allan Willard Estillore stated before conducting the activity. 

A total of four trash bags composed of used papers, assorted plastics and residual wastes were collected. The CENRO coordinated with the Lipa City ENRO for the turnover of the collected solid wastes immediately after the cleanup activity. 

The said office was able to implement a systematic administration of garbage collection and disposal in the City of Lipa through a project called “Trash to Cash”, an inter-agency project of the City Government of Lipa to practice waste segregation at source. The project aims to reduce the volume of garbage collected from the city and encourage all Lipeños to properly manage their wastes. 

The cleanup activity supports the objectives of ecological solid waste management through the efficient implementation of the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). ###