i*mart is a Philippine based convenience store not unlike 711 or Munsterific. As with every business you would think they follow the law but when it comes to RA 9003 one i*mart simply does not care. RA 9003 forbids the burning of garbage yet this i*mart has a burn pile right out in front for all to see.
I did not catch the employee lighting this fire on camera but you can see his back as he enters the store to retrieve more garbage to burn. It's a rare thing to catch such a flagrant violation of the law in person. It appears they do it in the early morning as well.
The first picture shows the bag on fire and the second shows the large flame with i*mart in the background.
A few days later the same thing. A burn pile in the early morning. Who is burning the trash when the business is closed? The security guard on duty of course. I saw him do it with my own eyes.
What is so hard about collecting the garbage and placing it in a secure location until it can be properly disposed of? The garbage truck passes by practically every day of the week. Something could be worked out with them. There simply is no excuse for anyone, especially a business, to burn their garbage.
If trash burning was an Olympic sport, Filipinos would win a gold medal. One hundred million inhabitants who are desperately void of any level of respect for the environment.
ReplyDeleteDare I say it it's things like this that keep the PH from becoming the next Singapore, Japan, or S. Korea.
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