The town Malvar in Batangas has signed a partnership with ecoloop to address the municipality’s need for a sustainable and efficient waste disposal solution.
Ecoloop is the official resource recovery and co-processing arm of Republic Cement.
Co-processing helps reduce wastes that end up in landfills and bodies of water, providing total and complete disposal with no byproducts. Moreover, co-processing reduces the consumption of non-renewable resources of energy, thereby also lowering carbon footprint in the cement manufacturing process.
Ecoloop’s “Waste for Cement” program in Malvar is a way for the town to dispose of residual plastic wastes in exchange for cement that can be used for environment or social development projects.
Since partnering with Republic Cement in 2014, the Municipality of Malvar has been able to divert over 335 truckloads of baled plastic wastes away from landfills and waterways. The success of this partnership highlights the critical role of barangays in ensuring proper segregation of wastes at source.
4Ps beneficiaries also provided a significant contribution to proper waste segregation and collection, through its community service component. Strong LGU support coupled with consistent information, education, and communication campaigns helped ensure successful implementation at the grassroots level.
The LGU also further supported this initiative by hosting contests among participants to raise awareness and encourage residents to participate in proper waste segregation.
Through this partnership, the LGU of Malvar hopes to continue its journey in environmental protection. From its barangays, which play a critical role in ensuring proper waste segregation, to other stakeholders in the municipality, the LGU of Malvar aims to reach its waste diversion targets and do its part in building a greener, Stronger Republic.