Kalinisan Karaban paid P1.290-M for plastics

By February 5, 2020Headlines, News

FOR 86,000 KILOS OF SEGREGATED WASTES

SINCE “Kalinisan Karaban (KK)” of the provincial government was launched in January last year, the program already collected a total of 86,000 kilograms of plastic wastes, for which different items were given in return based on weight value of surrendered plastic wastes.

General Services Officer Evan Gladys Domalanta said the plastic wastes were collected from 26 towns and cities in the province and different items, i.e., cellphone loads, school supplies, groceries, etc. were given in exchange depending on the established value of the surrendered plastics.

KK “paid” P15 for every kilo of plastic surrendered by residents or effectively paid out P1.290 million.

“The collected plastics were initially brought to Metro Clark for recycling into bricks because our automatic bricks assembly machine is not yet operational,” Domalanta said.

She said the provincial government plans to begin manufacturing bricks out of the collected plastic wastes soon to be used in future construction projects in the province.

Kalinisan Karaban was launched by Gov. Amado Espino III to help clear communities of segregated plastic wastes and encourage the youth to protect their environment.

Domalanta said the Kalinisan Karaban store truck was deployed in designated places to receive segregated plastic wastes, including those that cannot be sold to junkshops, i.e., plastic cups, spoon and fork, candy wrapper, shampoo sachet in exchange for grocery items, school supplies and other goods, that will be weighed for values exchanged.

She said Kalinisan Karavan often goes with the Kalusugan Karavan to promote cleanliness and healthy practices. 

Orpheus Velasco, provincial information officer, said one kilo of plastic was earlier pegged at P8 but Gov. Espino increased it to P15 per kilo of plastic to encourage more families to segregate and surrender their plastics rather than dispose of them recklessly and clog drainage canals or end up at the bottom of the sea.

Given the provincial resolution that gave Kalinisan Karaban the official authority to pursue the program, it was granted initially P1.5 million in fund support. (Leonardo Micua/Helen Martin)

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