Filipino ingenuity as its best.
The unexpected spewing of ash by Taal volcano which have
brought a lot of hardship to those communities surrounding her, is being put to
a good use by environment officials in Biñan City.
The ash is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in
an inventive response to the country's persistent problems of pollution and
frequent natural disasters by Biñan City.
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In this
photo taken on January 17, 2020 workers at the Biñan City Materials and
Recovery Facility (MRF) monitor the brick making process from collected
volcanic ash from the recent Taal volcano eruption to process them and turn
them into cement bricks in Bian. Binan got coated with ash after nearby Taal
Volcano erupted Sunday, but the local officials decided to put the dust to work
rather than just cleaning it up. The fine grey powder is being mixed with
locally collected plastic waste, as well as sand and cement, to form about 5,000
bricks per day. The blocks will be used for local building projects. (courtesy of PhilStar)
They did not
just cleaned the ashes from their property but decided to combine the ash with
sand, cement and discarded plastic to form about 5,000 bricks per day for local
building projects.
"Instead of
just piling up the ashfall somewhere, we are able to turn it into something
useful. And it includes plastics, too," said city environmental officer
Rodelio Lee.
As per reports, the country is facing a waste crises, it uses
a "shocking" amount of single-use plastic, including nearly 60
billion throwaway sachets per year.
Add the fact that the country is plagued by atleast 20 storms
annually, and earthquakes which together
have killed hundreds and costs the country billions of pesos in damages.
With volcanic ash
and plastic both in plentiful supply, the officials in Biñan see their
project as a silver lining.
"During these
times, our creativity becomes apparent," said the mayor of Biñan, Arman
Dimaguila.
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