Rapu-Rapu mine, stakeholders gather 3,700 kilos of garbage

Some 3,700 kilos of trash/garbage were gathered in two separate clean-ups spearheaded by the Rapu-Rapu Polymetallic Project (RRPP) in Rapu-Rapu, Albay.

The shoreline and project wharf underwater clean-up conducted on September 18 in Barangay Malobago netted some 3,000 kilos of garbage.  It was done mostly by Officers, employees and scholars of RRPP and scuba divers along the shoreline and sea floor, respectively.

On the other hand, 700 kilos of garbage were gathered in a clean-up conducted earlier in the shoreline of the Rapu-Rapu Poblacion with the Rapu-Rapu municipal police station and some residents assisting RRPP.

The two separate clean-ups were held in celebration of the International Coastal Clean-up Day 2010. (Island News/ foresight July-Dec. 2010 issue)