Pioneer leads beach clean-up in Iloilo
PIONEER Adhesives Foundation Inc. conducted a beach cleanup event at Villa Beach in Arevalo, Iloilo City. Over 100 volunteers participated in the event, which concluded with over 300 kilograms of trash collected from the beach and properly disposed of.
The event was spearheaded by Pioneer Adhesives Foundation Executive Director Martina Spakowski advocacy of education, disaster relief, and environmental protection.
“The Philippines is home to the most abundant and diverse marine ecosystems on the planet and it is terribly under threat due to several factors, one of which being that we are the third largest contributor of ocean trash in the world,” she said.
“This threat can be eliminated and we believe that by involving individuals in activities like this they will begin to realize the environmental impacts of our daily habits and this hopefully leads to smarter purchase decisions to reduce our trash output,” Spakowski added.
The beach cleanup represented both a drive for awareness and a concrete action to help protect our environment. It was a timely gesture
- vironment Day, which took place on June 5 and in which more than 143 countries participated.
This year’s theme was “Beat Plastic Pollution” and Pioneer’s beach cleanup support the thrust by preventing over 300 kilograms of trash from entering the ocean and posing a threat to marine life.
It is through the foundation that Pioneer Adhesives Inc. spreads its commitment as a responsible Filipino company.