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Mondelēz
International partners with Basic Environmental Systems and Technologies (BEST)
to collect waste in Metro Manila
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Bring your
waste at select collection sites for points and treats
The journey of waste from your home can sometimes be a treacherous one.
Ideally, waste from your home is brought to a Materials Recovery Facilities
(MRF) where they are segregated according to type and diverted accordingly.
However, according to Department of Environment and Natural Resources, in the
Philippines only 35% of barangays have established and operational MRFs. This
scenario can lead to waste being dumped illegally or even ending up in the
oceans. Thankfully there is something we can all do to provide the best case
scenario for waste.
Starting April 2022, Mondelēz International and Basic Environmental Systems and Technologies (BEST) are partnering to provide you more ways to properly manage your waste. Here’s how you can join:
- Just go to any of the 11 BEST
waste drop off sites in Metro Manila from April to June 2022. You can view
the list here.
- Bring the dry waste from your home
like plastic, paper, metal and others. Make sure they are dry, clean, and
free from food or other materials.
- For any type of waste brought in,
you can earn environmental points. These points can be used to redeem
select Mondelēz International snack products as well as other items and
prizes from BEST.
This program will run for three months so you have
plenty of time to collect waste at home and bring them to the sites. And you
can do it regularly too as BEST runs their waste collection activities all year
long! For a list of all accepted materials at BEST sites, click
here. You can also redeem different prizes for your points, check
out this list.
Mondelēz International is the maker of beloved snack products like Tang, Eden Cheese, Cheez Whiz, Oreo, Toblerone and Cadbury. The Company aims to empower people to snack right, with the right snack, for the right moment, and with snacks made the right way. “We believe in sustainable snacking, where we are able to produce our delicious products while lessening our environmental footprint, including the impact of waste,” shares Atty. Joseph Fabul, Country Manager for Corporate and Government Affairs of Mondelēz International in the Philippines. “We know that any waste, when not properly collected and diverted can end up in nature, particularly the oceans. That’s why we’re working with organizations like BEST to help support and strengthen waste collection efforts in the country.”
At the end of 2021, Mondelēz International and BEST
partnered for a similar initiative where people received boxes of Cadbury Shots
chocolate for the wastes they brought to collection sites. This resulted in the
collection of 12,893 kilos of plastic waste alone, and the distribution of
10,800 boxes of Cadbury Shots chocolates.
BEST is engaged in contracting and consulting for waste
management related businesses. Its primary mission is to provide avenues for
comprehensive waste disposal systems, public cleansing, general hygiene and
materials recovery that promote sustainable development through proper solid
waste disposal and resource conservation.
“We thank Mondelēz International for their continued support to our waste collection initiatives,” ends Jan Vincent Mercado, Senior Vice President for Business Development of BEST. “The challenge of collecting waste is a big one, and we encourage everyone to do their part in ensuring we do not harm the environment. At home we encourage everyone to segregate their dry and wet waste. For your dry waste, bring them to our drop off sites and we can help you to properly divert them so they do not end up in landfills or the oceans. You not only help the environment, but you also receive rewards for the enormous good you are doing the earth.”
About Mondelēz International
Mondelēz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. With 2021 net revenues of approximately $28.7 billion, MDLZ is leading the future of snacking with iconic global and local brands such as OREO, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. Mondelēz International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor’s 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Visit www.mondelezinternational.com or follow the company on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDLZ.
About Mondelez Philippines
Mondelez Philippines Inc. has been providing consumers with delicious snack products for the past 59 years - since 1963. Its product portfolio includes Tang powdered beverages, Eden cheese, mayonnaise and sandwich spread, Cheez Whiz spread, Oreo cookies, Tiger energy biscuits, as well as Toblerone and Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolates. The company employs about 450 people in the Philippines, with a manufacturing facility in Parañaque City. Visit https://ph.mondelezinternational.com/home.
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