A Clean,Green and Plastic-free School Community

By
Anelyn E. Labadan, T-III
Bulua National High School

Floods due to typhoons have destroyed properties and even caused the loss of lives. Climate change has
always been the outcry of these unfortunate events but little did we know that it was aggravated by
even worse-the undisposed garbage or rubbish thrown anywhere.

True to the hash tag # second home, the schools took the responsibility to teach students about loving
the environment by panting it green. Activities such as Clean-up Drive, Tree Planting and even School-
wide Search for the Most Clean and Green Classroom were implemented to restore the clean
environment of schools. Despite rigorous efforts, the problem on garbage still exists. With the city-wide
banning of plastics, the schools are rejoicing for finally the problem on the rise of plastics was reduced.
The school too adopted the “No to Plastic” policy in the campus. The school administrators, students,
parents, canteen operators and tenants cooperated with the school principal and city mayor’s advocacy
of a clean and green community.

With concerted efforts to reduce plastics, most of the schools now become not only child-friendly
institutions but it fully transformed into haven of peace as well.