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Looking forward to seeing the rise of the Pasig River Expressway (PAREX)? Well, good news for you, then: San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is officially starting its massive Pasig River cleanup in May.

This rehab of the notorious river is part of SMC's P95 billion road project. Through it, the company aims to dredge 600,000 tons of waste from Pasig River each year. Now, SMC has announced that preparations are already in full swing.

The company has already completed the bathymetric survey-a study of a body of water to determine its topography and underwater characteristics-of the river from the Pandacan area in Manila going upstream. The study has also continued to other areas, and SMC is now using its new marine echo sounder, a piece of hydrographic survey equipment.

"This is a very important environmental effort, and we want to do it right. Cleaning up the Pasig River has been a dream for many Filipinos, even our older generations, so we want to make sure our plan is strategic and effective," said SMC president Ramon S. Ang. "While we will use science and utilize modern technology, this project can only succeed with the cooperation of all stakeholders."

Ang also mentioned that a memorandum of agreement between SMC and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) as a signatory, is already being finalized. This will formalize the joint venture between SMC and the government agencies.

"We are grateful for the support of Secretary Roy Cimatu and Secretary Mark Villar. They will be key to making this project a success. Their expertise and ability to mobilize support from many stakeholders are vital to this initiative," added Ang. "According to the DPWH, there have been no previous studies or dredging plans for the Pasig River near the Manila Bay. There were previous studies with JICA but that was for the area near the Marikina River. So this is a historic effort. With government and private sector working together, combining our efforts, resources, and technical know-how, I'm sure we will succeed in cleaning up Pasig River."

Exciting times ahead, folks. SMC aims to complete PAREX by 2023, so we're eager to see how much Pasig River itself has improved then. Your thoughts, readers?

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SMC begins Pasig River Expressway project with Pasig River cleanup

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Looking forward to seeing the rise of the Pasig River Expressway (PAREX)? Well, good news for you, then: San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is officially starting its massive Pasig River cleanup in May. This rehab of the notorious river is part of SMC's P95 billion road project.

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A start is an initiative teaches the value of recycling by encouraging students to bring non-biodegradable waste to school in exchange for rewards.

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Pasig City, in the heart of Metro Manila, is taking an inclusive approach to driving climate action at the local level. Along with eight other Southeast Asian cities, Pasig City is working with ICLEI to develop and deploy bottom-up models of climate action planning through the Ambitious City Promises project.

The city has embarked on a robust consultation process with key stakeholders to increase community ownership of climate action and raise ambition at all levels. Over the course of the project so far, over 250 residents and stakeholders have participated in workshops and discussions hosted by the city that are the first step towards a broader movement of locally led action.

Local officials in Pasig know that climate action should be participatory and inclusive and encourages residents from all walks of life, regardless of age, gender, and social status, to take an active part in creating a vibrant, bustling, progressive, eco-city. Pasig City is already running a variety of sustainability initiatives that focus on solid waste management, urban gardening and inclusive urban planning.

Each of these initiatives encourage diverse residents to engage to create a green city together.

Solid waste management is a deep concern for Pasigueños and the city has committed to a 10-year plan to reduce their waste generation by 20 percent by 2025. The city is actively working together with stakeholders to support all residences in complying with local ordinances on waste management processes such as proper segregation of waste, adhering to the waste collection schedule, and disposing of waste in designated spaces.

With the aim of raising awareness, educating youth on sustainability and incentivizing recycling, Pasig City has started the Greenheart Savers Program which is currently active across 32 public schools in the city. This initiative teaches the value of recycling by encouraging students to bring non-biodegradable waste to school in exchange for rewards.

Pasigueños are also committed to making their city clean, green, and healthy. All 30 barangays - or villages - have dedicated spaces for community-based urban gardens. Based on the interest expressed by residents at the Ambitious City Promises public consultations, the city is continuously offering capacity building activities on urban gardening, organic composting, waste segregation, and similar topics to offer communities.

Pasig City is also working to improve mobility options in order to make sure the city is inclusive, serving the needs of women and children, the elderly and disabled, as well as daily commuters.
This means working towards low carbon transportation solutions such as increased active mobility. Pasig City has committed to build elevated walkways in the business district and expand bike lanes throughout the city. They are also expanding their popular Carless Weekends Program and are supporting the Pasig Green Bike Share Program to encourage cycling in the city.

To promote participation and engagement from communities and stakeholders, the city's feedback mechanism is being improved to ensure that all issues and concerns of the stakeholders are being heard. Currently, Pasig hosts the weekly Peoples' Day every Tuesday and Thursday where all residents of Pasig City are invited to the City Hall to provide comments, insights, complaints, and suggestions to the local officials.

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Pasig City, Philippines demonstrates the benefits of inclusive climate action

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Pasig City, in the heart of Metro Manila, is taking an inclusive approach to driving climate action at the local level. Along with eight other Southeast Asian cities, Pasig City is working with ICLEI to develop and deploy bottom-up models of climate action planning through the Ambitious City Promises project.

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Garbage Truck Collector Nowhere to be Found

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Garbage Truck Collector Nowhere to be Found

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Residents resorted to complain on Facebook as garbages stay uncollected and dumped because of problems on the truck or the lack of garbage collector crew.

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Ralph Edwin Villanueva (The Philippine Star) - January 1, 2020 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Mayor Vico Sotto is demanding an explanation from the city's contractor for garbage collection after residents complained about Pasig's streets being awash in "waves" of garbage.

In a statement posted on Facebook yesterday, Sotto said more than 50 notice of violation tickets, with corresponding fines, were filed from Dec. 18 to 30. City government records identify the contractor as IPM Construction & Development Corp.

Pasig's residents took to social media to air their grievances, with one saying children are falling ill from the uncollected garbage and its foul smell.

Some Facebook users reported that the garbage trucks have been "missing" for days, particularly in Barangay Manggahan.

"They used to collect garbage almost every day. Now you could see trash scattered everywhere. Please make this a priority," a netizen said.

Sotto said that "on the next non-holiday, we will formally ask the contractor to give us an official explanation as to the worsening collection. What they are saying is they have problems on the truck or they are lacking in crew."

He asked his constituents for patience and to stop spreading rumors.

"The only thing I can confirm at this point is that their contract will end this February 2020 and we are having a real public bidding for this soon," he said.

The mayor added that the city government is working on "procuring garbage trucks for backup collection when needed."

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Ralph Edwin Villanueva (The Philippine Star) - January 1, 2020 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines - Mayor Vico Sotto is demanding an explanation from the city's contractor for garbage collection after residents complained about Pasig's streets being awash in "waves" of garbage.

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MANILA, Philippines - Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said the contractor for the city's garbage collection has been asked to explain complaints of uncollected trash in the city, saying the government already sent 50 notice of violation tickets with corresponding fines to the latter.

"On the next non-holiday, we will formally ask the contractor to give us an official explanation as to the worsening collection," Sotto said in a Facebook post on Monday.

"From December 18 to today (Dec 30) we have issued over 50 NOTICE OF VIOLATION TICKETS with corresponding FINES to our Contractor for Garbage Collection," he added.

Sotto said initially, the contractor explained that the lapses in garbage collection were due to lack of personnel and some issues with their garbage trucks.

Sotto noted that the agreement with the contractor will expire in February 2020. He said the local government is also working on the procurement of garbage trucks for "backup collection."

On Saturday, a netizen complained to Sotto about piles of uncollected garbage that is already polluting and contaminating their community in Pasig.

"Mayor, bakit ung bundok ng basura dito sa may camachile st sa pinagbuhatan tatlong araw na. Inuoud na, grabe ung baho. [Mayor why is there a mountain of trash here in Camachile Street in Pinagbuhatan. It has been here for already three days, it reeks.]," the netizen said in a tweet.

Sotto responded that a garbage truck is en route to the specific area, saying a notice of violation was issued to their garbage collector.

"Left side of Sandoval Ave to Pasig-Taytay boundary for garbage collection. Kenneth Rd next. Garbage collection route to Camachile Street in about 2 hours from now," the mayor said.

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MANILA, Philippines - Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said the contractor for the city's garbage collection has been asked to explain complaints of uncollected trash in the city, saying the government already sent 50 notice of violation tickets with corresponding fines to the latter.

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Canal Project Near Informal Settlers Area

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Amidst positive news of a possible flood prevention, some resident clamor as the width of the planned extension is too wide or near their homes already

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JC Gotinga often reports about the West Philippine Sea, the communist insurgency, and terrorism as he covers national defense and security for Rappler. He enjoys telling stories about his hometown, Pasig City. JC has worked with Al Jazeera, CNN Philippines, News5, and CBN Asia.

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Vico Sotto vows relocation within Pasig for families near canal project

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JC Gotinga often reports about the West Philippine Sea, the communist insurgency, and terrorism as he covers national defense and security for Rappler. He enjoys telling stories about his hometown, Pasig City. JC has worked with Al Jazeera, CNN Philippines, News5, and CBN Asia.

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Own Climate Resilient Neighborhood for the Informal Settlers

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In Pasig City, Philippines, southeast of Manila, there's an apartment complex with whitewashed walls and colorful trim. It's an unassuming set of buildings, but a globally important one.

The Manggahan Low Rise Building Project is a climate-resilient building, meant to withstand the flooding and sea level rise becoming more common in this part of the world. It houses hundreds of families that would have been displaced by Typhoon Ondoy. And it offers hope to millions more.

Each year, about 21.5 million people are forcibly displaced from their homes due to weather-related events. This number is expected to grow considerably as climate change fuels more floods, droughts, wildfires and other extreme weather. The Manggahan project shows one-way communities who are socially, economically and politically marginalized can actively participate in decisions about how they adapt ‒ and remain in the neighborhoods they call home.

Locally Led Climate Resilience in Manila

When Typhoon Ondoy hit the Philippines in 2009, 40,000 people were living in informal settlements, or slums, along the Manggahan Floodway, an artificially constructed waterway built to mitigate flood risk. The typhoon dumped one month's worth of rain in the Manila metro area in fewer than 24 hours. Lives, property and possessions were lost.

After the devastation, the Philippine government decided to relocate those living in informal settlements out of the floodway ‒ some to locations as far as 60 miles away from Manila, which meant leaving family, jobs and schools behind. Authorities threatened to demolish homes if people did not evacuate.

The Alliance of Peoples' Organizations Along Manggahan Floodway (APOAMF) formed in response. Led by people living in floodway-adjacent informal settlements, the group fought for the rights of families to housing and land, and to remain in their city.

"We believe in order to be a resilient community, the people should have the capacity to organize with government stakeholders," said Bryan Carlo R. Teodosio, an organizer with the Community Organizers Multiversity, an NGO that partnered with APOAMF. "They need to be consulted at all levels."

In 2010, APOAMF launched the People's Plan, a community-based, participatory process to develop a housing alternative to eviction. The plan allowed Manggahan residents to plan a new apartment complex, not far from their original community. Residents worked with an architect and local and national government officials on the location ‒ set on an embankment to reduce flood risk ‒ and design. The complex features strong materials, thick walls and ceilings, elevated water tanks, and strategic placement of structural beams in order to make the apartments stronger and more flood- and typhoon-resistant.

APOAMF negotiated with the government and advocated at local, national and international levels before receiving official sign-off. Construction began in 2017. When complete, the project should have a total of 15 buildings with 900 units. So far, 480 families have moved into rent-to-own apartments.

Avoiding Climate Migration in Other Poor, Urban Communities

While Manggahan offers many families a chance to stay in Pasig City, the complex can't accommodate everyone. Many people have already been relocated to cities over an hour away. Yet there's still much that other communities can learn from the project.

Residents of informal settlements, around 1 billion people worldwide, are on the frontlines of climate impacts. Informal settlements often have poor (or nonexistent) basic services like electricity and sanitation. They are more exposed to natural hazards like flooding and heat waves. They're usually left out of city-wide development plans. And, like many Pasig City residents, they're often displaced or forcibly relocated post-disaster.

When governments work in partnership with people living in urban poverty ‒ to co-create and scale adaptation solutions ‒ it can help build the climate resilience of cities and individuals. The Global Commission on Adaptation's Action Tracks on Cities and Locally Led Action are focused on these kinds of partnerships. The action tracks aim to empower and scale planning, implementation and learning from locally led adaptation, and to build the climate resilience of the urban poor by working with communities and civil society groups.

The People's Plan can serve as a model for what happens when local actors take charge of ensuring their community's resilience. Community members rallied around the project, creating a unifying vision with clear goals. Joint dialogues helped authorities and community groups co-create solutions and trust each other, fostering sustainable outcomes and laying the groundwork for future coordination.

"We believe we have to start where the people are," says Teodosio. "But we do not want to end where they are. [We ask], 'What is our envisioned community'?"
Read the research paper from the Global Commission on Adaptation, Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience This blog was originally published on WRI's Insights.
Talia Chorover is the Knowledge Tools and Research Specialist for the NDC Partnership Support Unit.
Jessica Arriens is the Communications Associate for the Global Commission on Adaptation.
Tags: adaptation, climate change, climate resilient, Global Commission on Adaptation, Jessica Arriens, Manggahan, migration, participatory planning, Pasig City, Philippines, resilience, sanitation, Talia Chorover

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Faced with Relocation, the People of One Philippine City Designed Their Own Climate-Resilient Neighborhood

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In Pasig City, Philippines, southeast of Manila, there's an apartment complex with whitewashed walls and colorful trim. It's an unassuming set of buildings, but a globally important one. The Manggahan Low Rise Building Project is a climate-resilient building, meant to withstand the flooding and sea level rise becoming more common in this part of the world.

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Because of narrow roads, Pasig continues to be one of the cities at fault for causing traffic.

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Calling all Pasig City residents: Your city has been identified by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) as the bottleneck capital of the NCR.

According to statistics provided by the traffic agency based on feedback from local government units (LGU) from 2018, Pasig City is host not just to the most number of bottleneck areas in Metro Manila, but to the worst ones as well.

Analysis of questionnaires provided by LGUs show 30 bottleneck locations within Pasig City, with the majority of them being categorized as 'severe.' This includes areas along Ortigas Avenue, Meralco Avenue, Pasig Boulevard Extension, Shaw Boulevard, and Julia Vargas Avenue.

Other cities that stand out based on the MMDA's data include Valenzuela City with 24 identified bottleneck locations, Quezon City with 17 locations, and San Juan City with 15 locations-all of which were categorized as severe. Strangely, cities like Marikina, Navotas, Caloocan, Parañaque, and Makati registered five bottleneck locations or less.

All in all, 102 chokepoints were identified by the MMDA, while 186 were identified by LGUs. You can check out a neat chart of the cities and a map of registered bottleneck locations provided by the MMDA below:
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Do you agree with the MMDA's data? We know traffic around Pasig City can be bad, but do you really think it has the most number of bottleneck locations in Metro Manila? Let us know in the comments.

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Calling all Pasig City residents: Your city has been identified by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) as the bottleneck capital of the NCR. According to statistics provided by the traffic agency based on feedback from local government units (LGU) from 2018, Pasig City is host not just to the most number of bottleneck areas in Metro Manila, but to the worst ones as well.

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Pasig recognized as one of the cities in the Metro

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Pasig recognized as one of the cities in the Metro

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Many urban areas in the country have led the push for climate action in the Philippines as cities across the world continue to adopt sustainable practices.

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) through its One Planet City Challenge (OPCC) recognizes cities across the globe for their efforts to address climate change. The project works with these cities to develop and realize their climate ambitions and targets, while providing them a platform to inspire other cities in the world.

Ahead of World Cities Day, the WWF Cities released a document outlining features of sustainable cities. Titled 'Six Secrets of Successful Cities,' the report lists key points that the best-performing OPCC cities across the globe possessed to build their capacity for sustainability and successfully meet the climate crisis that their cities face.

Home to over half the world's population - and responsible for approximately 70% of the world's emissions - cities play a significant role in tackling climate change. This role is further highlighted in Sustainable Development Goal 11 on Sustainable Cities and Communities outlining the United Nations' commitment to this goal.

As per the WWF Cities, a sustainable city measures what matters, shows political leadership, leads by example, utilizes inspiring networks, forms university partnerships, and highlights the co-benefits of joint efforts in building the cities' capacities.

With the "Six Secrets" in mind, the current batch of Philippine OPCC cities shows how each is uniquely positioned to address the various challenges that a sustainable city faces.
Measures what matters
Having data on the city's emissions helps cities to identify the sources of their high-emitting sectors while providing key information on how to manage these sectors and to define both mitigation and adaptation plans. Batangas City measures what matters as it refers to its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory to guide them in creating climate solutions, sustainability actions and enabling policies that help in emission reductions, as the city sets its sights to attain carbon neutrality by 2030 - aiming to be the first carbon-neutral city in the Philippines.

Meanwhile, Santa Rosa City uses its GHG Emissions Inventory to guide the city towards a low emission development pathway, even with a growing economy and population due to accelerated industrialization in the city. For OPCC cities like San Carlos, Cagayan de Oro, Pasig, Muntinlupa and Tagum, while these cities have already developed their GHG Emissions Inventories, external verification for completeness and accuracy is still ongoing. Quezon City has the most updated GHG emissions inventory with a base year of 2016 while Parañaque City intends to update its GHG inventory to further assist them on their city-wide emissions reduction target. And, as a first-class, highly-urbanized city, Davao City is currently undertaking their GHG emissions inventory to establish its baseline emissions data in order to explore opportunities that come by pursuing low emission and climate-resilient development strategies.
Show political leadership
The leaders of all Philippine OPCC cities have confidently demonstrated their political leadership. In particular, Pasig City, Cagayan de Oro City, and Quezon City showed political leadership in their commitments to update and enhance the level of ambition and quality of their Local Climate Change Action Plans (LCCAPs). Several cities have seen the value of supporting a larger, global goal by becoming members of the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM), such as Batangas City, Pasig City, Parañaque City, Santa Rosa City, Quezon City, Muntinlupa City, San Carlos City, Cagayan de Oro City, and Dipolog City.
Lead by example
A number of emerging cities have led by example with projects and practices that have promoted local sustainability, while taking advantage of opportunities to implement actions and policies on the use of renewable energy in their cities. La Carlota City went solar, installing panels in all public buildings and facilities, while San Carlos City built an attractive environment for RE investments to supplement their already-robust clean energy capacity of over 100MW. Dipolog City made similar commitments, vowing to increase the share of renewable energy by 25% for all their LGU operations by the year 2022.
Utilize inspiring networks
As a member of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Quezon City has made use of an inspiring network to undergo the C40 Climate Action Programme (CAP) to develop and improve their climate action plans to align with ambitions of the Paris Agreement. Expert climate city planners and organizations, such as ICLEI Southeast Asia, have lended their technical expertise, including peer-to-peer collaboration, stakeholder engagement, planning tools, among others, to the Quezon City local government, to help them realize their climate action plans.
Form university partnerships
The City of Santa Rosa has been a prime example of what can be achieved through university partnerships. Utilizing around hundred senior students from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines for household data gathering, the Santa Rosa local government has been able to establish their city's emission patterns. Through working with PUP, the city has increased its capacity to understand their climate situation, and what areas to work on to achieve effective climate action. Further cooperation with Clean Air Asia, its partner the National Center for Transportation Studies, and ICLEI Southeast Asia, have resulted in data gathering, sampling, and data processing, that will feed into the formulation of the Santa Rosa City's Clean Air Action Plan.
Highlight the co-benefits
Finally, cities like Pasig, Muntinlupa, Malolos, and Tagum have highlighted the multiple co-benefits of their climate action efforts. Transport initiatives such as a bike sharing program, free shuttle bus services, and river ferry services in Pasig City have led to cleaner air and a higher quality of life, while mandatory composting in all city-government buildings and urban farms in barangays have worked to address food insecurity. Efforts aimed at addressing urban heat island phenomenon such as dedicating space to urban gardening to sustain soil moisture, investing in waterless fixtures to address water demand, and first-aid training for all city staff, has led to an increase in quality of life for the people of Muntinlupa City. Adaptation actions, particularly involving drainage and flood measures are saving both people and sites of cultural and historical importance in Malolos City, while Tagum City, a first-class city in Mindanao, pursues projects that address social inclusion, economic growth, and improved public health aimed at improving the lives of vulnerable sectors like its local farmers, fisherfolks and livestock growers. For example, the use of solar driven water pump motors benefits the local farmers in Tagum City as it delivers an efficient, no emission irrigation, while improving their profit.

"Currently, we have around 145 cities, 33 of which are considered as highly-urbanized cities. While a total of 1,489 are still defined as municipalities, these areas are moving in the path of becoming cities as they continue to aim for progress. These local governments are frontrunners in responding to climate resiliency, adaptive management and sustainable development, providing options for transformative consumption and production patterns. They offer an interesting space to reduce environmental impacts and to deliver on a number of SDGs," said WWF-Philippines One Planet Cities Project Manager, Imee Bellen.

Across the globe, the WWF Network promotes sustainability, in both rural and urban communities. WWF works with local and national governments to help them meet the commitments they made during the 2016 Paris Agreement.

The Philippines is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change. Climate action is needed to both combat and prepare for the coming change, and cities stand at the forefront of these efforts. Many cities have risen to the challenge of planning for a future of climate uncertainty. However, the challenges are great and concerted efforts and action is needed. Follow WWF-Philippines, and support our cities as they work to #ChangeTheEnding of the climate crisis.

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In return, AMC will give 165 grams of Alaska Fortified Powdered Milk Drink for every 1 kilo of flexible plastics.

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Sustainability is the broadest, most inclusive concept of environmental protection. Moreover, it is about meeting the needs of the present without compromising opportunities for the future. In relation to this is the value of recycling since it has the potential to be a key strategy for long-run viability.

Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC) has recently partnered with Re>Pal, an Australian company with its main factory located in East Java, Indonesia. By using state-of-the-art pallet technology, they offer environmentally responsible pallets for a wide range of applications across business supply chains throughout the South East Asian export-hub and Australian region. Re>Pal's zero waste pallets are made from 100% waste plastic using their unique ThermoFusion™ technology process that can improved profitability in the business while acting sustainably through leveraging the low energy, environmentally friendly, and a cost-effective solution.

In 2015, AMC's parent company, Royal FrieslandCampina (RFC) has signed up to six (6) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2, 8, 12, 13, 15, and 17).

AMC's move to Re>Pal fits well with this commitment as SDG 15 is aimed at reducing deforestation (where timber pallets are often unsustainably sourced) and SDG 12 and 13 are aimed at sustainable consumption and halting climate change, and we know both of these use of more virgin plastic is unsustainable so choosing Re>Pal helps. AMC will now be using the HD1210 pallet that has a double-deep rack and has a long warehouse usage life to help in sustainability footprint and drive to sustainable packaging.

AMC's Corporate Affairs Director, Atty. Maria Angela Esquivel said, " We are delighted to have found the Re>Pal pallet which is an excellent match for our goals to continually improve our footprint on the planet; we get longer pallet life and less carbon footprint by using Re>Pal".

Furthermore, AMC teamed up with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Pasig city led by Mayor Victor "Vico" Sotto last October 1 in signing a Memorandum of Agreement for " Alaskalikasan " Wrapper Redemption project - a collaborative campaign with strong will to promote environmental sustainability and nutrition wherein AMC will give 165 grams of Alaska Fortified Powdered Milk Drink for every 1 kilo of flexible plastics.

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Sustainability is the broadest, most inclusive concept of environmental protection. Moreover, it is about meeting the needs of the present without compromising opportunities for the future. In relation to this is the value of recycling since it has the potential to be a key strategy for long-run viability.