NANAWAGAN ang EcoWaste Coalition sa mga lokal na pamahalaan na iwasan ang pagsunog sa mga gamit ng mga tao na nahawa ng coronavirus disease 2019.
Ginawa ng EcoWaste ang panawagan matapos na magsunog ng gamit ng taong nagpositibo sa COVID-19 sa isang bakanteng lote sa Brgy. Loma de Gato, Marilao, Bulacan.
“The dangerous and polluting practice of burning materials in the open is banned under R.A. 8749 and R.A. 9003. The COVID-19 crisis is no excuse to disregard the ban on open burning, a process that emits and releases toxic pollutants which can put the health of people at risk,” ani Jove Benosa, Zero Waste Campaigner ng EcoWaste.
Ang Clean Air Act (RA 8749) at Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (RA 9003) ay dalawang pangunahing batas para maproteksyunan ang kalikasan.
Sa RA 8749 ay ipinagbabawal ang pagsunog ng mga bagay na nagdudulot ng mapanganib na usok samantalang ang RA 9003 ay nagbabawal sa open burning.
“Open burning is an unlawful act that exposes the surrounding community, especially the vulnerable groups, to health-damaging pollutants in the smoke and ash. It may, in fact, worsen the breathing difficulties being experienced by people suffering from respiratory illness or those who have contracted the coronavirus,” paliwanag ni Benosa.
Sinabi ni Thony Dizon, Chemical Safety Campaigner ng EcoWaste, na ang pagsusunog ng plastik at chlorinated materials ay nagdudulot ng toxic pollutants gaya ng dioxins at furans.
Ang toxin na naidudulot ng pagsusunog ay maaaring magdulot ng kanser, severe reproductive at developmental problems, pagkasira ng immune system, hormonal systems, at nagdudulot ng skin disorders.
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