Globe joins hands with Green Antz Builders and its distribution partners in an urgent mission to drive environmental conservation through the responsible disposal and processing of single-use plastic wastes.
The partnership is a year-long engagement to responsibly dispose and process single-use plastic waste and look for potential solutions to this growing social and environmental problem.
Single-use plastics (SUP), also called disposable plastic products, are utilized as materials in packaging and are often used just once before they are thrown away. These include grocery bags, food containers, cups, and cutlery.
“Globe recognizes that mitigating the proliferation of single-use plastics cannot be done by one organization alone. So we make sure that the responsibility of environmental stewardship also involves its value chain such as existing distribution partners for the proper collection, transport, and processing of plastic wastes,” said Globe chief sustainability officer and senior vice president for Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto.
To curb SUP waste from harming the environment, Globe and Green Antz are working together to ensure that all SUPs from within Globe’s headquarters are responsibly processed before transporting to the Green Antz facility in Bulacan.
Since it began the collection process in July, 14 distribution partners from Manila and Central Luzon collected over 36,000 pieces of stone papers and tarpaulins that weighed an estimated 3,520 kilograms.
The materials were sent to the Green Antz facility to be converted into 80,000 eco-bricks or 32,000 eco-casts, which can be used to build schools and gardens. Recently, more than 238,000 pieces of old stone paper and used tarpaulins will again be processed by Green Antz via its hubs in Bulacan, Cebu, CDO and Davao for conversion into eco-bricks and eco-casts. Green Antz uses eco-friendly practices and green technologies to provide building solutions.
With the success of the pilot implementation, the program will soon involve more distributors across the country next year.
“We are excited about this partnership with Globe as we can create more impact and awareness together. Green Antz is grateful for this milestone which will pave the way for a greener future. Thank you Globe for the trust and we are looking forward to more collaborations as we jointly clean up the Philippines – one brick at a time,” said Romel Benig, President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Antz Builders, Inc.
Globe’s SUP-avoidance advocacy has started with its employee education campaign called WASSUP (‘Wag Sa Single-Use Plastic) that tackles the impacts of plastics on the environment, resulting in banning the use of SUPs within its main corporate office.
Employees were encouraged to bring cloth bags and reusable utensils to the office to eliminate plastic bags and plastic spoons, forks, and stirrers.
SUPs are doing more harm than good to the environment, as indicated in a UN Environment Program report on Single-Use Plastics.
