By Bonita Ermac
ILIGAN CITY – Leading cement maker Holcim Philippines and it's waste management unit Geoycle helped Barangay Poblacion here dispose of its garbage in a sustainable and environmentally sound manner.
Holcim Philippines Vice President for Geocycle Frederic Vallat and Poblacion Brgy. Captain Anthony Pacaña.
(Photo via Bonita Ermac / MANILA BULLETIN) A memorandum of agreement on sustainable waste management partnership between Holcim Philippines Vice President for Geocycle Frederic Vallat and Poblacion Barangay Captain Anthony Pacaña, together with the local government unit of Luga-it in Misamis Oriental, was signed on Thursday at the Luga-it Holcim Plant. Under the partnership, Barangay Poblacion will send to Holcim’s Lugait plant non-hazardous and low-moisture residual wastes such as plastics, laminates, textiles, and rubber. Geocycle will also train employees of Barangay Poblacion's waste materials recovery facilities on proper waste segregation and packaging. Vallat said the facility will transform municipal waste into “a future alternative fuel can use in the cement kiln.” Poblacion became the second community in Northern Mindanao after Lugait that has been given waste management assistance by Holcim Philippines. Last year, the Lugait plant processed close to 1,500 tons of sorted municipal solid wastes. “We believe that co-processing is an effective and sustainable tool in addressing the waste management challenges of the country"', said Vallat Poblacion chair Pacaña said the barangay produces around ten tons of garbage a day. Half of these will be delivered to Holcim plant, he said. In the barangay, metal, plastic, E-waste, glass, paper and organic are segregated. Co-processing is a government-approved and globally-recognized waste management technology that repurposes non-recyclable qualified discarded materials from various industries into alternative low-carbon fuels and raw materials used in cement kiln. Among the environmental advantages of co-processing are the extremely high temperatures of kiln and longer treatment time materials that prevent formation of harmful gases. There are also no residues to be landfilled.
Holcim Philippines Vice President for Geocycle Frederic Vallat and Poblacion Brgy. Captain Anthony Pacaña.(Photo via Bonita Ermac / MANILA BULLETIN) A memorandum of agreement on sustainable waste management partnership between Holcim Philippines Vice President for Geocycle Frederic Vallat and Poblacion Barangay Captain Anthony Pacaña, together with the local government unit of Luga-it in Misamis Oriental, was signed on Thursday at the Luga-it Holcim Plant. Under the partnership, Barangay Poblacion will send to Holcim’s Lugait plant non-hazardous and low-moisture residual wastes such as plastics, laminates, textiles, and rubber. Geocycle will also train employees of Barangay Poblacion's waste materials recovery facilities on proper waste segregation and packaging. Vallat said the facility will transform municipal waste into “a future alternative fuel can use in the cement kiln.” Poblacion became the second community in Northern Mindanao after Lugait that has been given waste management assistance by Holcim Philippines. Last year, the Lugait plant processed close to 1,500 tons of sorted municipal solid wastes. “We believe that co-processing is an effective and sustainable tool in addressing the waste management challenges of the country"', said Vallat Poblacion chair Pacaña said the barangay produces around ten tons of garbage a day. Half of these will be delivered to Holcim plant, he said. In the barangay, metal, plastic, E-waste, glass, paper and organic are segregated. Co-processing is a government-approved and globally-recognized waste management technology that repurposes non-recyclable qualified discarded materials from various industries into alternative low-carbon fuels and raw materials used in cement kiln. Among the environmental advantages of co-processing are the extremely high temperatures of kiln and longer treatment time materials that prevent formation of harmful gases. There are also no residues to be landfilled.