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Earth Day Recyclables Collection Event |
The RCEs were conducted for the seventh consecutive year, as part of the Earth Day tradition of PBE and its partners, to highlight the garbage problem and offer a concrete solution through Waste Recycling and Resource Recovery. At the RCEs, organizations and individuals are encouraged to bring their recyclable materials to pre-identified buying stations
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(usually large open commercial parking lots) where they are able to sell/ trade or donate these. Specific recyclable materials that can be brought to the RCEs are used paper and paper products, used lead acid batteries (from cars, UPS, rechargeable lamps), junk electronics and electrical equipment, PET bottles, aluminum cans, and used ink/toner cartridges. Drop off areas are provided for cellphone, cellphone batteries & chargers and styrofoam as well as registration area for used car tires and used oil.
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The Objectives of the RCE are to:
• Increase public awareness on the waste crisis, and support to recycling efforts
• Encourage more recycling by industry (particularly by the private sector and large institutional waste generators), and
• Ultimately, to encourage more investments in recycling technologies.
Though the RCEs are one-day promotional events, PBE promotes recycling and resource recovery year round through its Industry Waste Exchange Program (IWEP). The RCE collection is then tallied in terms of volume, monetary amount and environmental benefits.
As RCE Coordinator, PBE is responsible for general promotions, arranging RCE schedules, providing on – site assistance to RCE Organizers as needed, and assisting new RCE Organizers. It also prepares the consolidated RCE Report which describes the total combined volume, economic value and environmental benefits of the RCEs, as a measure of its impact. The RCEs also served as the inspiration to the creation of the weekend Waste Markets organized by the Ayala Malls and the SM Supermalls since 2006.
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RCE
organizers include the following:
Organizers:
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| 1. ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp., ABS-CBN Foundation (w/ Bantay Kalikasan as beneficiary), DZMM |
5. First Phil. Holdings Corp. and Rockwell Land Corp. |
2. Ayala Foundation, Inc., Ayala Group, Ayala Malls, Bonifacio Estate Services Corp., Fort Bonifacio Devt. Corp., Makati Environment Foundation, City Governments of Makati –
DES & Muntinlupa – ESC |
6. Quezon City Govt., Linis Ganda Multi-Purpose Cooperative Movement-Q.C. |
| 3. Clark Devt. Corp., Environmental Practitioners Asso. |
7. Sta.Rosa City Government, Sta. Rosa City Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation and the Toyota Group |
| 4. CENRO-Pasig City, and Pasig City Government |
8. SM Supermalls |
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Although April 22 is Earth Day, the RCEs were held over a period of several days in April to accommodate all the Organizers/ venues, as follows:
| April 4 - Paseo de Magallanes, Makati City |
April 21 - Sta. Rosa City Hall, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna |
April 5 - SM Supermalls, nationwide |
April 22 - Quezon City Memorial Circle, Q.C. |
| April 11 - Goldcrest Parking Lot, Arnaiz St., Makati City |
April 23 - Mo. Ignacia St., Quezon City |
| April 17 - Pasig City Hall Quadrangle, Pasig City |
April 24 - Rockwell Powerplant Mall Club Parking, Makati City |
| April 18 - Alabang Town Center Parking Lot 4, Muntinlupa City |
April 25 - TriNoMa Mall North Parking, Quezon City |
| April 19 - Nuvali, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna |
April 26 - Crescent Park West, The Fort, Taguig City |
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Before the end of the Earth Day, RCE Culminating Activity 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 culmination dubbed as RCE Partners’ Fellowship was held last May 29, 2008 at Manila Golf and Country Club, Harvard St., Forbes Park, Makati City. |
TOTAL RCE COLLECTION AND BENEFITS (from 2002-2005)
The extrapolated environmental benefits for the RCE collections thus far, are as follows:
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2002-2008 |
| Number of trees saved: |
353.21 |
2,374.88 |
| Lead recovered: |
117,726.38 |
282,014.63 kilos |
| Sulfuric acid treated: |
23,545.28 |
56,402.93 kilos |
| Precious metals recovered: |
1,944.53 |
10,845.19 grams |
| Base metals recovered: |
15,556.24 |
86,761.48 kilos |
| Toxic substances treated: |
2,592.71 |
14,460.25 kilos |
| Aluminum recovered: |
1,110.37 |
2,337.27 kilos |
| PET plastics recovered: |
1,218.80 |
4,728.86 cu.m. |
| Landfill space avoided: |
485.99 |
4,728.86 cu.m. |
| Equivalent dump trucks: |
49 |
195 |
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: pbe@info.com.ph |
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