An estimated 17, 991 kilos of plastic and residual wastes were collected during the city government’s “One Time Big Time” coastal cleanup on March 30, 2019, based on a report of City Environmental and Natural Resources Office (CENRO). CENRO Environmental Specialist I Jose Renan Escoto said human and animal wastes were observed, particularly from houses on the shorelines. “Those areas nga ginpatindog sa dagat, kabudlay mag-ubra sang ila CR (comfort room) and it is so difficult nga dal-on nila ang basura sa sagwa, so ang tendency dira na lang ginahaboy plus there are also stray dogs,” Escoto said.

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