NANAWAGAN ang EcoWaste Coalition sa mga deboto ng Itim na Nazareno na magbago na at itakwil na ang pagkakalat tuwing Traslacion.
At dapat ay hindi lamang umano gawin ang hindi pagkakalat kapag Traslacion kundi sa buong taon.
Sama-samang nagdasal ang EcoWaste, Buklod Tao, Formation Ministry at Green Brigade Committee of Quiapo Church sa Plaza Miranda upang magdasal para maging aayos at malinis ang prusisyon ng Itim na Nazareno.
“We are here to elevate the issue of waste prevention and reduction as a priority concern in the conduct of the Traslacion. Sadly, we quite often overlook our moral responsibility to be good stewards of our shared environment as the Traslacion is re-enacted,” ani Jove Benosa, Zero Waste Campaigner ng EcoWaste.
Ang buwan ng Enero ay idineklara ring Zero Waste Month sa ilalim ng Presidential Proclamation 760.
“Year after year, mounds of trash sully the Quirino Grandstand Parade Ground, site of the ‘pahalik.’ Worst, trash could be seen strewn along the six-kilometer processional route for hundreds of street cleaners to pick up, sweep, shovel and load onto dump trucks. It’s high time for the devotees to take notice of the Cross of Throw-Away Culture that is harming God’s creation, and give up the wastefulness that dishonors and disrespects Christ the Black Nazarene,” ani Benoza.
Noong nakaraang taon ay umabot sa 160 tonelada ng basura ang nahakot sa Rizal Park at dinaanan ng prusisyon.
Karamihan sa mga basura ay single-use plastic bag, plastic bottle at baso at plato.
“We’ll be keeping our fingers crossed that this year’s Traslacion will not turn into another ‘trash-lacion,’ which will be truly regrettable and deplorable.”