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A recycling company in the Philippines converts plastic waste into building materials

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Envirotech Waste Recycling collects plastic trash such as candy wrappers, shopping bags, plastic straws, shampoo sachets, junk food packaging and converts them into furniture and building materials.

The recycling company’s owner, Winchester Lemen shares he saw an opportunity upon seeing how much plastic waste ends up in the landfill. So he decided to put up a recycling plant in his hometown and started collecting plastic waste from a nearby landfill.

In 2017, he started to make school chairs using recycled plastic. His recycled school chairs became popular and drew media attention. Politicians and big companies also supported his idea and incorporated it into their social responsibility campaigns.

In 2017, he started to make school chairs using recycled plastic. His recycled school chairs became popular and drew media attention. Politicians and big companies also supported his idea and incorporated it into their social responsibility campaigns.

Read more at
https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/filipino/fil/article/2019/06/05/recycling-company-philippines-converts-plastic-waste-building-materials

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