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- Volunteers speak up about the amount of garbage they have gathered from the path of the Black Nazarene’s Traslacion.
- There was a total of 44 trucks of trash that were gathered from the Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo.
Thousands of devotees of the Black Nazarene has left a number of trash from Quirino Granstand to Quiapo in Manila. It totaled 44 trucks of garbage.
According to Daniel Alejandre of EcoWaste Coalition, their campaign for a trash-less Translation has “fallen on deaf ears”.
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“Many people unashamedly threw their garbage anywhere turning the parade ground fronting the Quirino Grandstand into a dumping ground.”
He added that it really could not be helped as it’s also the feast of Quiapo.
“Piyesta rin kasi ng Quiapo, so hindi natin maiiwasan ‘yung basura.”
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Among the trash gathered at the Quirino Grandstand to the Quiapo were cardboard boxes, plastic sheets, food containers, plastic boxes, and slippers. Food leftovers, plastic bottles with urine, cup noodles, instant coffee, sachets, cigarette buts, and a lot of plastic objects were also noted.
“People seem to have no qualms about littering, a prohibited act under our local and national environmental laws that is more often disregarded than enforced. Littering, especially in godly activities, is totally unacceptable. Devotion should not lead to pollution.”
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He added that the volume of trash will been lessened in future Traslacions if there will be designated dining areas near the route, with trash bins for the devotees.
“Natatakot kami na pupwedeng gamitin itong mga basurahan na ito na lagyan ng explosive.
“We hope that our people’s devotion to the Black Nazarene will also find its expression in the way we act toward our shared environment – with care and respect.”
