{"id":522694,"date":"2026-08-29T11:48:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/juan-garrigo-proposes-taking-plastics-for-school-supplies-to-other-municipalities-in-the-country\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T11:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:48:53","slug":"juan-garrigo-proposes-taking-plastics-for-school-supplies-to-other-municipalities-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/juan-garrigo-proposes-taking-plastics-for-school-supplies-to-other-municipalities-in-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan Garrig\u00f3 proposes taking \u201cPlastics for School Supplies\u201d to other municipalities in the country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Garrig\u00f3 stated that the initiative experiences an improvement every year <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo.\u2013<\/strong> The Secretary General of the Modern Revolutionary Party (<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.org.do\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/prm.org.do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PRM<\/a>), <strong>Juan Garrig\u00f3<\/strong>, assessed this Saturday the impact of the <strong>\u201cPlastics for School Supplies\u201d<\/strong> campaign and considered that the initiative developed by the National District City Hall should be replicated in other municipalities of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the third edition of the activity, Garrig\u00f3 highlighted that the program combines environmental protection with direct support for families, by allowing them to exchange plastic bottles for school supplies for the back-to-school season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery year this activity improves, every year it is more organized, every year with better results,\u201d expressed Garrig\u00f3, who highlighted its impact on education and environmental awareness, as well as the economic relief it represents for households.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You might be interested in: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/carolina-mejia-recibe-a-alofoke\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/carolina-mejia-recibe-a-alofoke\/\">Carolina Mej\u00eda receives Santiago Mat\u00edas during the \u201cPlastics for School Supplies\u201d initiative<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The political leader assured that the mayor of the National District, <strong>Carolina Mej\u00eda<\/strong>, is working on the development of a type of protocol that allows sharing the experience with other mayoralties and facilitating its implementation in different parts of the national territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udd34EN VIVO: COBERTURA ESPECIAL DE PL\u00c1STICOS POR \u00daTILES ESCOLARES 2026\" width=\"1240\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bFz9TJ_aaa0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOf course,\u201d he replied when questioned about the possibility of replicating the event, while expressing his desire that the plastic exchange dynamic could be extended to other initiatives for the benefit of citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garrig\u00f3 pointed out that similar programs could use the collected plastic as an exchange mechanism for other useful items, following experiences such as <strong>\u201cPlastics for Toys\u201d<\/strong> and the current school supplies drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his view, expanding this model would contribute to generating a culture in which citizens recognize the value of plastic waste and actively participate in its proper disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative, he maintained, seeks to \u201cgive value to plastic, keep our streets and our ravines clean and take care of the environment,\u201d while generating benefits for families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Copia-de-Copia-de-Post-de-Instagram-Feliz-Cumpleanos-Sencillo-Minimalista-Azul-1000-x-500-px-2026-08-29T092939.220.png\" alt=\"Familias expresan alegr\u00eda tras recibir \u00fatiles escolares en jornada Pl\u00e1sticos por \u00datiles\" class=\"wp-image-705830\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Familias expresan alegr\u00eda tras recibir \u00fatiles escolares en jornada Pl\u00e1sticos por \u00datiles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plastics for School Supplies <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National District City Hall is celebrating this Saturday the third edition of Plastics for School Supplies, with a large security detail made up of around 400 uniformed officers to guarantee order and the well-being of the attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To participate, it is mandatory to present an ID card indicating that the person resides in the National District. Likewise, for every thousand small plastic bottles, they will receive a backpack with an electronic tablet and a thermos, with two being the maximum number of backpacks per ID card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So far, more than 37 million small plastic bottles have been removed from the streets and rivers, thanks to Carolina Mej\u00eda&#8217;s vision to implement Plastics for Toys and Plastics for School Supplies.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third version of Plastics for School Supplies is made possible thanks to the collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Banco Popular, Propagas, Propagas Foundation, Grupo Ramos, Industrias Bison\u00f3, Constructora Bison\u00f3, Fiducorp, Rica, Susaeta, Industrias San Miguel, Farmacias GBC, Caf\u00e9 Santo Domingo, McDonald\u2019s, Seaboard, and Planeta Azul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garrig\u00f3 stated that the initiative experiences an improvement every year Santo Domingo.\u2013 The Secretary General of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Juan Garrig\u00f3, assessed this Saturday the impact of the \u201cPlastics for School Supplies\u201d campaign and considered that the initiative developed by the National District City Hall should be replicated in other municipalities of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":522695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[40216],"tags":[44182,44761,42042],"class_list":["post-522694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dominican-news","tag-cover","tag-juan-garrigo","tag-plastics-for-school-supplies"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-2bYy","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Copia-de-Copia-de-Post-de-Instagram-Feliz-Cumpleanos-Sencillo-Minimalista-Azul-1000-x-500-px-2026-08-29T114528.201.png","dum_api":{"author_name":"Ana Laura L\u00f3pez","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-29-at-1.45.56-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["Dominican News"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Copia-de-Copia-de-Post-de-Instagram-Feliz-Cumpleanos-Sencillo-Minimalista-Azul-1000-x-500-px-2026-08-29T114528.201.png"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/522695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}