More Subic companies join ‘war on waste’
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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT: More companies based here have joined the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority’s (SBMA) “War on Waste” since the start of the Recyclable Collection Event (RCE) project in 2016, SBMA Ecology Center manager Amethya de la Llana said.
“Our business locators now see the benefits of properly disposing of trash. It’s orderly and more efficient, as well as economical,” de la Llana said during the 6th RCE held at the former mini-golf course along Waterfront Road here.
The participating companies brought to the event various recyclable items like used car batteries, cardboard and paper scraps and light bulbs.
“It has been our company’s initiative to properly dispose of our hazardous wastes, being a company that conducts inspection, verification and tests on various products such as gas, oil and other chemicals,” said Marge Lingad, administrative officer of locator SGS Subic Bay Inc.
Lingad said the firm used to outsource treatment of wastes generated by their operation. “But now we found an economical way to dispose of these and at the same time, help raise funds for the environment,” she added.
Recyclable items generated through the SBMA project were sold to recyclers, and proceeds were donated to the ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, which funds Bantay Kalikasan, an organization that promotes a healthy environment for local communities.
In the recently concluded 6th RCE, the SBMA Ecology Center recognized Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co.Ltd. for religiously donating recyclable trash since the pilot collection event three years ago, as well as for donating recyclable trash worth P32,160 during the previous RCE.
Other companies recognized for their contributions to the recycling project include Subic Truckboy, SGS (Subic Bay) Inc., Broadband Broadcast Services, Nidec Subic Philippines, Sanyo Denki Philippines Inc., Koryo Subic, Subic Bay International Terminal Corp., Wistron Infocomm Phils., Mateen Tokyo International Inc., and Apollo Subic International Trading Corp.
Among the SBMA departments, meanwhile, the Procurement and Property Management Department was recognized for turning in recyclables worth P297,380 at the 5th RCE in November 2018.
In a short program that kicked off the 6th RCE, dela Llana pointed out that when astronauts go to outer space, they experience the “overview effect” where they feel how fragile the earth is.
“I hope we do not have to go to outer space just to realize how fragile the earth is. With the series of earthquakes and aftershocks, let us help our environment adapt to the changes through environmentally-sound practices,” she added.
De la Llana also said recyclable items like old tires, expired medicines, rubber shoes/slippers and used clothes would be accepted in the next collection event.
The RCE is part of the SBMA’s War on Waste program that also includes an anti-littering drive, the regulated use of plastic straws and plastic bags for wet products, and a ban of single-use plastics.
Source: manilatimes.net
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