MANILA, Philippines — Valenzuela City’s 400 street sweepers can now swap all the plastic waste they collect for groceries while public school students can win gift certificates for plastic sachets or beverage cartons they surrender to school coordinators. ADVERTISEMENT“It’s high time that we intensify our efforts [in reducing waste],” said Kais Marzouki, Nestle Philippines chair and chief executive officer. Depending on the weight of the plastic waste they collect, Valenzuela’s street sweepers will get corresponding grocery items like coffee, milk or other food items. “What we’re offering is an end-to-end solution, from collection, segregation… Our raw materials [shredded plastic] are combined with cement materials,” said Mark Yulores of Green Antz Builders. The students of Lingunan National High School, on the other hand, showed off the tables and chairs they made from shredded plastic stuffed inside plastic soda bottles.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 11, 2019 21:00 UTC