'Other communities have hosted Zero Waste and plastic-free events, we can do this at the SEA Games,' Baconguis said.Īmong the tips the groups listed are the following.įor Organizers, sports venues, and hotels: 'With the proper information, communication, and execution, reducing the event’s impact on the environment is a piece of cake.' 'Gold, silver, and bronze medals are good but the real winners are the environment heroes who bring with them their message of not polluting the environment,' she wrote. 'We pose a challenge to organizers, athletes, and the public to go Zero Waste and plastic-free at the SEA Games,' Beau Baconguis, plastics campaigner at GAIA Asia Pacific and Asia coordinator at Break Free From Plastic, said in an e-mail.
With thousands of athletes and staff participating in the Games, Break Free From Plastic and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) raised concerns about the SEA Games' use of single-use plastic, which may cause serious harm to the environment, humans and animals. As the Philippines prepares for opening ceremonies of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, an environmental group advocating zero waste shared suggestions on how the international event can be environment-friendly.
