Food manufacturing giant Universal Robina Corp. (URC) recently opened two new plastic collection sites as part of the firm’s sustainability program.
URC’s new sites are located in Barangay Sambat in Balayan, Batangas, and Barangay Nagasi in La Carlota, Negros Occidental.
Both sites are currently collecting used PET bottles as well as other recyclable plastic waste, and offer incentive schemes.
URC said the Barangay Sambat collection site is in partnership with the local government of Balayan, Batangas, the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) and the Balayan Junkshop. Some 281 kilos of PET bottles were collected during the site’s opening last month.
Meanwhile, the Barangay Nagasi collection site is in coordination with the local government of Nagasi, the Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO) and the Barangay Council of Nagasi.
Over 700 kilos of plastic waste were gathered during the site’s recent launch.