Pasig barangay clean-up program collects 200 kilos of plastic waste
A barangay in Pasig City has taken extra measures to solve the problem of plastic waste.
Over 200 kilos of plastic waste were collected by Barangay San Antonio’s (BSA) “Basura to Ayuda” program during its first anniversary on Oct. 31.
The program, which was launched in October 2020, was created by BSA Chairman Raymond Lising in collaboration with the non-government organization Planeta Cares and collected over 250 kilos during their initial launch.
Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto also praised the program.
“Napaka-gandang initiative ng Basura to Ayuda, sana ay ma-expand pa natin sa ibang mga barangay ng lungsod Pasig. Magandang ehemplo talaga ito ng Barangay San Antonio, sina Kap. Raymond Lising marami silang magagandang programa tulad nito na magandang gawin sa mga ibang barangay sa Pasig (Basura to Ayuda is a great initiative and hopefully we can expand this program to other villages in Pasig. Barangay San Antonio and Kap. Raymond Lising have launched many good programs that can be implemented in other Pasig villages),” said Sotto during the program’s anniversary.
Constituents are asked to collect either 500 grams of loose plastic in the form of plastic containers, bags, sachets, snack packs, plastic cups, lids, utensils, and bottles or 1.5L eco-bricks weighing 500 grams are accepted by the program.
For each 500 gram increment collected, three kilos of rice are given in exchange.
Planeta Cares then sends the collected plastic to three recycling entities: Sustainable Gardener PH, Cloop, and Sari-Cycle.
Sustainable Gardener PH uses eco-bricks in urban farming projects.
Cloop and Sari-Cycle convert the waste into various items such as school supplies and then sold, the proceeds of which go to their workers salaries.