DENR Metropolitan Environmental Office-East (MEO-East) leads the conduct of the 37th International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) in San Francisco River between Barangays Talayan and Mariblo in Quezon City on Saturday, 17 September 2022.
Joining MEO East are officials and representatives of the Surveys and Mapping Division (SMD) of DENR National Capital Region and volunteers from the Riverways Cleaning Operations Group (RCOG) of the Department of Sanitation, Quezon City and Barangay Talayan Council.
The Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region (DPWH-NCR), Department of Health (DOH), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Boy Scouts of the Philippines-Quezon City (BSP-QC) also sent their employees to participate.
The activity resulted in the recovery of 450 sacks of plastic and other waste materials in the river.
San Francisco River is a tributary of the Pasig-Marikina-San Juan (PAMARISAN) River System, one of the three major river systems of Metro Manila. It is connected to Manila Bay via the San Juan River which drains to Pasig River at the junction of Sta. Mesa and Sta. Ana Districts in Manila.
While the ICC was originally focused on cleaning coastal areas, the Ocean Conservancy—the organization that started the ICC—cleanup areas were expanded to include inland waters with the realization that most of the plastic wastes found in our oceans are land-based. Cleanup activities in the upstream and midstream portions of inland waters are therefore just as important as cleanups conducted in the downstream or the catch basin.
San Francisco River is one of the eight cleanup sites in Metro Manila that DENR National Capital Region has identified for the ICC.
While the ICC was originally focused on cleaning coastal areas, the Ocean Conservancy—the organization that started the ICC—cleanup areas were expanded to include inland waters with the realization that most of the plastic wastes found in our oceans are land-based. Cleanup activities in the upstream and midstream portions of inland waters are therefore just as important as cleanups conducted in the downstream or the catch basin.
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