Some local candidates and the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) started to take down campaign materials, unfortunately, some of these materials were left unattended on the roadsides of Davao City as observed by the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS).
In a statement, IDIS reported that the group has documented piles of election wastes in the city particularly in Catalunan Pequeno and Talomo areas.
“This is an alarming concern as these wastes should be collected, recycled, or disposed of properly. If allowed to remain, this can cause choking of drainage systems, urban wildlife ingestion, and waste pollution, and grow larger and may attract both solid and hazardous waste dumping, thereby generating an adverse impact on humans and the environment,” the statement said.
The group emphasized that local candidates and their clean-up teams, in coordination with CENRO, should champion the proper disposal and recycling of these materials.
Last month, the city government of Davao mandated local candidates to cleanup all election campaign materials starting May 10 to 12, 2022.
Through Executive Order 15 Series of 2022, “An order for all local candidates to create their respective teams to retrieve, re-use, and recycle all local and national election paraphernalia in the city of Davao on May 10, 11, and 12, 2022,” which was signed by then mayor presumptive Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio.