The DOST will also provide a glass pulverizer, which allows the facility to convert glass bottles into hollow blocks.
Ernesto Reyes of the DOST provincial office in Camarines Sur recommended that the hollow blocks undergo structural strength testing to ensure they meet the necessary project standards before using them as a construction material.
In a meeting conducted on March 26, it was revealed that more recyclable materials are not accepted by junk shops because of oversupply and lack of facilities.
To champion sustainable waste management, the municipal government conducts weekly cleanup drives and intensifies its “no segregation, no collection policy.”
The community is provided with sustainable incentives to bargain collected wastes as decorative items at the municipal hall.
Students are also encouraged to collect and recycle waste as a bargain for educational supplies.
Soft plastic wastes are densified and molded to become decorative eco-bricks.
Laminated plastic bottles are turned into household and useful crafts.
Prado expressed her gratitude to the DOST for its efforts in upholding sustainability and presenting solutions to these challenges.
“We hope that in one way or another, we may help in the recovery of our planet Earth, even in our simplest capacity,” she said. (PIA 5/Camarines Sur)
