Who Wants Your Garbage? We Do, and Here’s Why
Waste is one of the country’s biggest challenges –
drowning our seas and suffocating sea creatures. We
turn valuable land into dumpsites that could have been
used for high value spaces and we spend millions to ship
our waste – only for it to end up in our ecosystems.
Clouds of millions of microplastics have been detected
even at high altitude peaks and all the way to low sea
depths and ocean floors. With Microplastics being
detected in breastmilk and even bypassing the brain
barrier via the bloodstream, there is practically no space
on earth or within us that does not contain some traces of
plastics by now.
Since the entry of plastic into our economy, the item has
made itself ubiquitous. As the population grew, and the
demand for products increased in different islands, plastic
in different forms started to become the dominant form of
packaging as it is more flexible, lighter and cheaper than
glass as well as less prone to breakage or to cause
injuries when broken.
As a result, every community on every island or remote
location is inundated with sachets, making the Philippines
the 3rd largest single-use plastic waste contributor in the
world (right after Indonesia, with the Phils. “contributing”
over 460,000 Tons of plastic per year to oceans alone).
Some fishermen in the eastern coast of Mindanao claim
that they are fishing plastic almost half the time they
catch fish. The harmful effects of this “flood” of plastic
contamination in our biology, chemistry and the entire
ecosystem are going to be felt and researched over the
coming decades. What is obvious for now is that for us to
be able to reverse the trajectory of this unseen pandemic,
we will need a system-wide set of solutions which may,
over time, result in the introduction of viable alternatives
to the current forms of plastics.
Download the full article HERE: WHO WANTS YOUR GARBAGE
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Shell and Green Antz Partner to Make Plastic Waste Disposal Convenient
The following stations participated and was well received online. Shell and Green Antz are currently aligning to see how they can improve the waste collection effort to create more convenience for the circular economy.
P51 SH MH DEL PILAR MALABON
Shell M.H Del Pilar Tugatog, Malabon City
0915 540 2556
https://goo.gl/maps/PCynvBY4gNozUQ9d8
P52 SH POOK LIGAYA DILIMAN QC
Shell Holy Spirit Drive, Isidro Hills Subdivision, Diliman QC
https://goo.gl/maps/mdG3Va7NSzsw6q9B6
SH DAHLIA AVE FAIRVIEW
Shell Dahlia Ave Cor., Magnolia St, Fairview, QC
(02) 8364 6984
https://goo.gl/maps/6heQEQDmaaYjACeJ8
P53 SH T MORATO E RODRIGUEZ
Shell Tomas Morato Cor., E Rodriguez St, QC
https://goo.gl/maps/dw4rYJ7TNbpoXfSS6
P54 SH PARUGAN ANTIPOLO
Shell Sitio Parugan, Antipolo, Rizal
(02) 8647 3245
https://goo.gl/maps/AZJJHCtyEfeVtdFS6
P55 SH C5 JULIA VARGAS
Shell Julia Vargas Cor., C5, Pasig
(02) 7638 6312
https://goo.gl/maps/Z3XNsfpnPMjDFxKWA
SH CAYETANO BLVD TAGUIG
Shell DSGC Cayetano Ave. Taguig
0996 761 3936
https://goo.gl/maps/CWhx4zZEcN2KxERD9
P56 SH EDSA BRGY BARRANCA
Shell EDSA Southbound, Mandaluyong
(02) 8447 2110
https://goo.gl/maps/8Ds63YCNmNFAGTcm8
P57 SH DONA SOLEDAD SM BICUTAN
Shell – Dona Soledad Ave, Paranaque
https://goo.gl/maps/WMV5Kt5FUY5rypJ9A
SH WEST SERVICE RD CUPANG
Shell West Service Rd, Muntinlupa
(02) 8809 8291
https://goo.gl/maps/GT5g579ALUqvCLE57
SH CENTENNIAL BACAO
Shell Antero Soriano Highway, Gen Trias Cavite
(02) 8878 8888
https://goo.gl/maps/jZe8sEyxFQnNGhXZ6
SH NB SLT STO TOMAS BINAN COSS
Shell | Slex Northbound, Sto Tomas Biñan
(02) 8878 8888
https://goo.gl/maps/WiMwDn6HzZd5UMVE6
Ecopavers Used by McDonalds and Ayala Land for More Mindful Builds in the City
As the world gets more careful about its waste management and carbon consumption, two large brands in the Philippines have doubled down on their eco construction and used Green Antz ecopavers in their outdoor builds
You might have noticed this open space in BGC by the NEO towers. The pavers provide great aesthetic while ensuring that water run off can be managed.
NEO Office PH and JEFRE Studio designed and built an amazing green space in the heart of the business district. Green spaces, according to the latest science, can help our cognitive process by allowing us to relax and focus more – thereby increasing productivity and supporting individual wellness.
In Mandaluyong, McDonalds used some of the products for its parking lot and walls, plus combining it with charging stations and other in-store merchandise on taking care of the environment.
These two companies are just the beginning as we see a shift in the number of organizations taking the bull by the horns to deal with the waste and climate issue head on.
Thank you for your continued support!