This article is republished and originally published by ‘The Philippine Star’ | April 25, 2021.
Reference: Colgate-Palmolive and Green Antz Collaborate for Plastic Waste Solution
MANILA, Philippines — Colgate-Palmolive Philippines has teamed up with Green Antz to divert plastic waste from the environment with their Closed Loop Plastic Waste Management Program in partnership with five local government units (LGUs) and 62 schools in Bulacan.
Green Antz is an innovative, visionary provider of building and housing solutions integrating eco-friendly practices and green technologies in its products and services, and is known for its eco-bricks, eco-pavers, and other materials composed in part of waste plastic sachets.
The partnership, represented by Colgate-Palmolive Philippines president and general manager Arvind Sachdev and Green Antz president and CEO Rommel Benig, reached a milestone as they turned over the first of a series of “Wash & Brush Stations,” made in part of plastic sachet waste, to the municipality of Pulilan.
The handwashing station, constructed with Green Antz eco-bricks and located at the Pulilan Public Market, was a joint effort with the Pulilan Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office.
Sachdev noted that some 18,000 discarded plastic sachets were used in the construction of the first handwashing station.
“We are also doing our part in providing every Filipino with more sustainable products like the biodegradable Colgate bamboo toothbrush, the recycle-ready Palmolive Shampoo sachets and Palmolive Soap cartons, and soon Colgate Toothpaste in recyclable tubes. This way we are increasing the acceptability of our products’ packaging in the recycling stream,” he said.
“At Green Antz, we are glad to share this simple milestone towards environmental sustainability. Even as a handwashing station is highly relevant in helping people to keep healthy during the pandemic, we can collaborate to transform waste into a resource of value. We are glad that more and more people are joining the Green movement. If we combine forces and help each other, we can successfully address the plastic waste crisis,” said Benig.
Apart from Pulilan, the Closed Loop Plastic Waste Management Program involves the LGUs of Baliwag, Malolos City, Plaridel and San Ildefonso, and more than five dozen schools where plastic waste is collected, then is processed into eco-bricks and used to construct handwashing stations.
