Otherwise known as Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 or RA 9003, the HIA thru the joint efforts of Fr. Nestor J. Adalia, school director, and Alona V. Cueto, school principal, adapted a child-friendly waste segregation project, by practicing the least use of plastics and implementing the smoke ban in all premises of the school and the cathedral.
Themed "HIAns in action for Life", the school launched the "HIAns in action for Clean and Green campaign" which resulted to different activities anchored to the six undertakings of the Green Calapan program namely: No Smoking, No Plastic Use, Earth Hour, Tree Planting, Clean City, and Materials Recovery Facility.
In compliance with the No Smoking Ordinance, Sto. Niño Cathedral Parish and HIA prohibited smoking on parking areas inside the school and the church compounds.
As part of implementation of the No Plastic Policy, the canteen stopped using plastic drinking straws for softdrinks. The school also discouraged the use of Styrofoam - whenever there are celebrations the students are encouraged to bring their own containers.
Actively pushing the goal of instilling among students the right practice of waste segregation, the School Council of Students (SCS) distributed to each classroom two new trash bins for biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes; and boxes for papers which can still be recycled.
Moreover, garbage disposal areas of the school were specified. Located in these areas are groups of bins secured in structured plywood and covered with tarpaulins having cartoonish designs to get the attention of children of the designated areas to throw their trash.
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