Bituen Eco Volunteers

Engaging members of the community to actively participate in the process of improving the environment through the use of readily available materials like garbage for planting, container gardening, and 3Rs became the focus of Bituen in recent months.  Students from Obando, Bulacan aiming to reduce waste and make the river system more liveable. DepEd teachers experience first-hand the joys of turning waste into something useful, to be passed on to their learners.  Members of NGO recycle scrap fabric. Waste papers, boards, cans, and plastic... ...turned into a new life... Bituen partners with NGOs, various government agencies, schools, and business establishments to continuously educate and inspire citizens to become not only vigilant but also active in their duties for their surroundings. To learn more, please call 63-2-9941372 or email us .

On April 27, 2015, Bituen will conduct Sustainability & 3Rs forum and workshop in cooperation with Environmental Management Bureau   this time with  DepEd's Alternative Learning System coordinators and teachers as participants. A strategic move to maximize the information and skills campaign, the workshop expects to multiply the effect as the teachers and coordinators are involved in the informal education of marginalized and out-school-youths and adults who caanot afford formal education due to poverty. To help raise funds for the inclusion of tool kit for the teacher-participants, Bituen and partners are offering sale of Gift Certificates which buyers or their recipients may use in shopping. The proceeds will fund the pictured kit above. The workshop is only first in a series to be conducted with DepEd's ALS teachers. More are to follow. Please purchase one and spread!

In Bituen 's continues commitment to improve the condition of Filipinos, it is launching its custom workshop Urban Guerrilla Gardening (Gardening from wastes) under its Sustainable Living & 3Rs program for private groups and companies. The workshop shows that even without open space and less budget, individuals and homes can maintain their own gardens using up to 70% of household wastes. The many advantages of maintaining even a pot of plant are as follows: Converts carbon dioxide to oxygen Cleans air to help prevent colds, coughs, asthma, and other respiratory illness Reduces work & personal stress Stimulates learning   Reduces heat and humidity Helps reduce household waste by turning bio-waste into fertilizer Improves overall quality of life . We now accept company, school/class workshops. For scheduling, call (632) 9941372 or email bituen.org@gmail.com