{"id":8419,"date":"2023-06-15T11:18:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T03:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=8419"},"modified":"2023-06-15T11:19:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T03:19:09","slug":"pilotage-sanitary-landfill-partners-with-republic-cement-to-divert-plastic-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/pilotage-sanitary-landfill-partners-with-republic-cement-to-divert-plastic-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilotage sanitary landfill partners with Republic Cement to divert plastic waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In a developing economy such as the Philippines, plastic has become an indispensable part of the daily lives of most, if not all. With the exponential rise in plastic production and use, plastic waste generation has risen significantly over the past few decades, causing major environmental and sanitary challenges. As the world continues to grapple with the mounting plastic waste crisis, landfills have become the usual final destination for plastic waste. However, the accumulation of plastic waste in landfills poses significant threats to the environment and our ecosystems.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilotage, a\nsanitary landfill located in San Pedro, Laguna, has taken on the challenge of\nshifting the paradigm that landfills are the ultimate destination for plastic\nwaste. By adopting innovative segregation and diversion techniques, Pilotage\nhas been able to recover valuable materials, including recyclable plastics,\nmetal and tin cans, glass bottles, and residual plastic waste, from the waste\nstream. These wastes are then diverted to the appropriate recycling facilities\nor for co-processing at cement plants. This approach not only reduces the\namount of plastic waste that ends up in landfills but also promotes resource\nrecovery and a more sustainable approach to waste management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In early April,\nPilotage President Dan Miranda visited Republic Cement\u2019s Teresa Plant to\nfurther understand how residual plastic waste that is diverted from sanitary\nlandfills are co-processed as alternative fuel in the cement manufacturing\nprocess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRepublic Cement\nhas been a valuable partner in Pilotage\u2019s efforts to divert waste away from the\nlandfill site. This partnership with Republic Cement has not only contributed\nto extending the life of our sanitary landfill, but also helped Pilotage provide\nemployment opportunities for nearby communities,\u201d Pilotage President Dan\nMiranda shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Republic Cement CEO Roman Menz, meanwhile,\ntalked about the importance of having partners such as Pilotage. \u201cWith partners\nsuch as Pilotage, we are confident that our efforts in contributing towards\nsolving the Philippine Plastic Waste Crisis will be successful. We are proud to\nsupport them in their waste management journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your company, local\ngovernment, or organization is interested to learn more about co-processing,\nplastic neutrality, or receiving support towards EPR Law compliance, email\nRepublic Cement at <a href=\"mailto:ecoloop@republiccement.com\">ecoloop@republiccement.com<\/a> for more information. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pilotage, a sanitary landfill located in San Pedro, Laguna, has taken on the challenge of shifting the paradigm that landfills are the ultimate destination for plastic waste. By adopting innovative segregation and diversion techniques, Pilotage has been able to recover valuable materials, including recyclable plastics, metal and tin cans, glass bottles, and residual plastic waste, from the waste stream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[970,244,214],"class_list":["post-8419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsmakers","tag-environment","tag-environmental-protection","tag-environmentalism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8423,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8419\/revisions\/8423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}