Machine is first of its kind in Pampanga

The Angeles City government, led by Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. has purchased a plastic shredder machine which will help in the recycling of the city’s collected plastics into brick pavers. The machine is the first of its kind in Angeles City and in Pampanga.

According to Chief Adviser IC Calaguas, the city has already collected 552,555 kilos of plastic from the Walang Plastikan, Plastik Palit Bigas project of Mayor Lazatin.

“Ito po ay bahagi ng programa ni Mayor Pogi para sa environment. Bukod po sa layunin na sanayin ang ating mga kababayan natin ang waste segregation sa kanilang mga kabahayan, nais po nating mabawasan ang paggamit ng plastik,” Calaguas said.

The said collected plastics will be recycled into brick pavers, facilitated by City Engineer Donato Dizon and the Environmental Management System, Calaguas says.

“Employees will be trained in the recycling process, which will be overseen by Engr. Dizon himself,” Calaguas mentioned.

According to Engr. Dizon, one of the two purchased plastic shredder machines has already arrived and is now operating at the facility.

“Mayroon pa pong isang parating na machine na mas malaki,” Engr. Dizon said.

The machine, he added, can accommodate even hard stiff plastic like monoblock chairs.

“When it comes to limit of plastic being shredded, wala pong limit. Kayang-kaya pong mag-operate,” Engr. Dizon shared.

Engr. Dizon also said that only trained employees will be solely assigned for the brick pavers making.

The Walang Plastikan, Plastik Palit Bigas project was launched on January 2022 by Mayor Lazatin, through redemption trucks plying over 33 barangays to exchange collected plastic from Angeleño household into rice, with 1 is to 1 ratio, via schedule.

City officials led by Calaguas, Dizon and Executive Asisistant Reina Manuel donated rice cookers to residents who got the most number of rice in the initial implementation of the program.