By Hanah Tabios Despite earlier appeals from authorities and heads of the Quiapo Church, Black Nazarene devotees still left a trail of garbage in this year’s “Traslacion” procession route. A street sweeper from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPHW) wiped all dirt improperly disposed by Black Nazarene devotees during ‘Traslacion.’ (Photo by: Rochwald Figueroa/ MANILA BULLETIN) But the quick street sweepers from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Manila City local government unit Department of Public Services (DPS) were quick to remove the “trash-lacion” armed with their brooms and dustpans. They said they had to be quick in getting rid of the remnants of “trash-lacion” to prevent accidents primarily caused by sharp items disposed improperly along the streets. The most common waste materials discarded by devotees were plastic bottles, cigarette butts, food containers, disposed “Nazareno” t-shirts and towels, and other food wrappers. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) had earlier announced that it would deploy street sweepers at the tail-end of the procession. MMDA spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago said that sweepers from MMDA were already deployed prior to the start of the procession to maintain the cleanliness of the routes. Despite the ban on vendors, some were still seen selling various kinds of items while joining the sea of devotees at the sidelines. Last year, the MMDA said 47 truckloads of garbage were collected after the procession.