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Earth Day Recyclables Collection Event

The annual Recyclables Collection Event (RCE) is a one-day collection event for recyclable materials usually held around “Earth Day” week in April. Companies, establishments, malls, condominiums, organizations and individuals are invited to bring their recyclables –
namely, used paper, electronics, car batteries, PET bottles, aluminum cans, used cartridges, polystyrene packaging waste – to designated drop off areas (usually  large open parking lots) where these are redeemed for cash at buying stations set up by recyclers.

RCE organizers include the following:

Organizers
Date
Venues
Lopez Group of Companies
Apr. 21, 2005
 Rockwell Powerplant Mall Carpark, Makati City
PCAPI - CAR (Cordillera Autonomous Region)
Apr. 21, 2005
 Burnham Park, Baguio City
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp
Apr. 22, 2005
 ABS-CBN Compound, Mother Ignacia St., Quezon City
Ayala Foundation, Inc. Apr. 23, 2005 Corinthian Carpark, Gamboa St., Legaspi Village, Makati City
Laguna Lake Development Authority / Eco-Industrial Exchange Network
Apr. 28, 2005
 Calamba Premier Industrial Park, Brgy. Batino, Canlubang, Calamba City
Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Apr. 30, 2005
 SM Carpark, Davao City
 
Before the end of the Earth Day/Month, an RCE Fellowship and Recognition Cocktail usually follows to present the official tally results and the environmental and economic benefits derived from the activities to the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). This year's cocktail was held  last April 28, 2005 at ADB Executive Dining Room, ADB Ave., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, between 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

 

TOTAL RCE COLLECTION AND BENEFITS (from 2002-2005)

58,661 kilos paper equals:
• 1,219 seven-year old trees
• 19.55 cu.m. landfill space saved

3,426 pieces of assorted electrical/electronic eqpt. equals:
• 456,060 kilos base metals
• 5,120 grams of precious metals
• 6,852 kilos toxic waste avoided
• 343 cu.m. landfill space saved

10,119 pieces lead / car batteries equals:
• 186,950 kilos lead
• 34,905 liters sulfuric acid
• 273.2 cu.m. landfill space saved
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919 kilos aluminum cans equals:
919 kilos aluminum

1,495 kilos PET plastics

560 ki non-PET plastics

1,114 pcs toner/ink cartridges

For year 2005 alone, a total economic value of the collected recyclable materials amounted to Php 525,477.

For information on how to join / or how to organize your own RCE, contact PBE.

Philippine Business for the Environment
2nd Floor, DAP Bldg., San Miguel Ave., Pasig City
Tel: (632)635-3670, 635-2650 to 51
Email: ctem@csi.com.ph