It is 12:00 pm again and I'm about to watch my favorite noontime show "Eat Bulaga". Eat Bulaga is the longest-running television show here in the Philippines. One time one of their program segment caught my attention because of its environmental tempo. I learned that Eat Bulaga has a project named “Plastic ni Juan”, this is part of their Juan For All, All For Juan: Sugod Bahay sa Barangay segment. They are asking viewers to bring 3 plastic bottles or containers so that they can join a game wherein they have a chance to win cash prizes. According to one of the program host, this project aims to collect waste plastics so that it can be used for good purpose instead of clogging the drainage system and avoid flood. The Collected plastics will be then recycled to a school chairs and will be donated to selected public schools here in the Philippines.
It is nice to hear that a TV variety show such as Eat Bulaga is doing an Eco project like this. This only shows that environmental awareness is getting a headway. This will help spread environmental awareness among Filipinos especially the masses since Eat Bulaga has a lot of viewers from all social classes. And since Eat Bulaga is the number one noontime show some TV program tried to imitate them to gain viewers. It will be advantageous to the environment if the other TV program will also have their own environment friendly program.
But there is a little downside though. The plastic they are collecting are those that can be sold in the junk shop. Most of these plastics are being collected by scavengers and being sold to junk shop. Plastic bottles and containers are like treasures to the eye of scavengers so it is very rarely that they will missed one and end up in the drainage system. And because most Filipinos having a hard time with their finances very few people throw this kind of plastic, there a lot of Filipinos now a days collect everything they can sell and that's include plastic bottles and containers.
I am not trying to discredit their good deeds, I'm just hoping that they will be able to think a project that instead of collecting plastic bottles and container it should be plastic bags instead. Plastic bags are the most common cause of clogging of our drainage system. Since plastic bags cannot be sold in the junk shop, they are mostly being thrown away everywhere and ends up in the drainage system. And the worst thing is some Filipino just burned their garbage that includes plastic bags that is why it emits toxic smokes. Or a much better idea is a project that will encourage Filipinos to limit the use of plastic bags.
January 8, 2011
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Excuse me, just wanna ask something. I think you're pretty selfish and unfair by even saying something so small like that. May I ask which show do you prefer then? Have you watched something(gameshow,tv prog) here doing something like that? :3.. even slightest thing related to "cleaning" the envi? Start collecting plastic bags then if you're that demmanding :3
just wanna ask.. was the process of recycling on those plastics done here in the Philippines?& also who are the manufacturers?..I just need the info for my assignment related unto this..thank you
You are trying to point out that collecting plastic bottles is not as effective in keeping the environment clean as collecting plastic bags. Maybe that's true but still I don't see any downside in collecting bottles and recycling it to give public schools new plastic chairs.
All the downsides you are trying to say are not really downsides of the said project. These are some cause hindering the collection of bottles.Downside can be synonymous to disadvantageous aspect or negative aspect.
Don't say that it has a downside because recycling is not bad. Just say that "it is better to collect plastic bags than plastic bottles"
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You all have points to consider..it is indeed a great portion of Eat Bulaga that has to do with the environment..RA 9003. Nowadays, there are company who are also manufacturing/fabricating equipment that will address the problems in plastic bags and the like. These waste will be processed and mixed to another materials, some of the by-products of these are bricks, hollowblocks, etc.
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