After successfully turning recycled plastic into asphalt roads at its test site in Cavite, San Miguel Corporation is now looking to build bike lanes across the country using this technology. But "plastic roads" aren't the only things Ramon S. Ang wants to focus on.
During a video conference with Summit Media, San Miguel Corporation's big boss himself said that he actually thinks a better use for these plastics would be as fuel substitutes—and this is something the company is currently doing at their cement plant in Bulacan.
"'Yong cement plant namin sa Bulacan, lahat ng plastic na maga-gather doon, binibili namin at ginagawa naming fuel," said Ang. "Kita mo, two birds with one stone—nagagawang fuel substitute, at naaalis natin yung plastic sa dagat, sa ilog, at sa mga creek. Pati 'yong mga used tire, ginagamit namin 'yon as fuel substitute."
In late 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced plans to buy bigger volumes of plastic waste to fuel its cement-manufacturing facilities. This is part of the company's effort to aid the country in solid waste management as well as to create more livelihood opportunities for Filipinos amid the pandemic.
The company has already completed its materials-handling facility in Pangasinan, allowing it to safely collect and store plastic waste on a larger scale and safely convert these into energy, ultimately reducing dependence on fossil fuels and slashing greenhouse-gas emissions.
"I hope we can gather all the plastic together and bring that to our cement plant. And there, we can use that as a substitute for fuel-diesel, bunker, or coal," said Ang. "So kung meron kang alam na kaya mag-supply ng big volume of used plastic, i-refer mo sa akin, at lahat yun bibilhin ko sa kanila para magamit natin at para maalis natin yan sa mga dagat natin, at baka makain pa yan ng isdang kinakain natin sa araw-araw."
Topgear.com.ph. Minor edits have been made by the SPOT.ph editors.
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