In celebration of its 60 years in the Philippines, Mondelez Philippines recently inaugurated a plastic recycling facility in Parañaque City that will produce “ecobricks” from plastic wastes collected from the city.
The recycling facility will utilize technology from Green Antz Builders while socio-development organization Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) has pledged to support the management and operations of the facility.
“We are excited for the future of this recycling facility which we are launching in partnership with our home city of Parañaque. Mondelez Philippines is not only celebrating 60 years in the country but more specifically six decades in the City. The inauguration is just the start of possibilities for our community. We are looking forward to supporting the reuse of plastic so it doesn’t end up as litter, and providing livelihood for the community members who will operate the facility,” said Mondelez Philippines managing director Aleli Arcilla.
The plastic recycling facility broke ground in September 2022 to help reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills and waterways. By shredding and mixing the plastic into cement to make ecobricks, the facility will help contribute to creating a circular economy for plastics.
“We applaud the efforts of companies like Mondelez Philippines in supporting initiatives to reduce plastic waste and pollution. As their partner, we will provide the tools and support to ensure that the facility is able to sustain its goal of waste reduction and livelihood creation. We recognize that plastic pollution is a problem bigger than one company or one community, and it will take collective and sustained efforts to reduce, dispose, or divert our waste properly,” said PBSP executive director Elvin Ivan Uy.
Green Antz, a circular economy and innovation group, develops and deploys disruptive solutions to reduce the amount of waste generated, discarded, and existing.
“We are building an ecosystem of communities and industries who use ecobricks to ensure their structures are built with sustainability in mind.
The ecobricks made through this new recycling facility in Parañaque City will definitely help support our aim of making sustainable communities,” said Green Antz president Rommel Being.