SunStar January 12, 2021 THE month of January is observed in the Philippines as the Zero Waste Month as contained in Proclamation 760 issued in 2014.
As stated in the said presidential directive, Zero Waste is both an advocacy and a goal. It is an advocacy promoting the redesign of processes and products to systematically reduce, if not eliminate, the quantity and toxicity of waste that industries, businesses, institutions, households and individuals generate. It is a goal to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use.