03/09/2026
YES-O champions waste segregation via eco-con symposium
To address improper waste segregation and polution, the Youth for Environment in Schools Organization (YES-O) joined the second year of the Holistic Youth Development Program at Jones Rural School (JRS).
During the event on Thursday, Chrystal Jhorielle Lamug, YES-O president discussed the Basic Waste Segregation in School, Home, and Community to Grade 9 and Grade 10 learners.
The event is in line with YES-O's project Eco-con symposium which aims to empower high school students through discussions, activities, and collaborate initiatives.
"Kung kaya niyong gawin, gawin niyo na ngayon. Change starts within ourselves, let us learn to segregate and show that we care for our environment," Lamug expressed.
She also stated that each classroom should have four trash cans labeled biodegradable, residuals, recyclable, and hazardous.
Moreover, she said that segregation is in line with the R.A. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.
She stressed that the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) will not pick up trash from the school if it is not segregated.
Furthermore, she declared that YES-O's Project Green Gains will start this month, aiming to collect recyclable trash per sections to be sold on junk shops which will be used as funds for the organization's projects.
Finally, YES-O's Project CLEAN will continue to monitor per sections' trash cans if properly segregated for smooth collection of MENRO every Friday morning during first and second period.