NutriAsia, Inc. and Del Monte Philippines, Inc. partnered together to donate upcycled plastic school chairs to several public elementary schools, in line with its advocacies of helping Filipino communities in need and minimizing the impact of plastic waste.
This was done through the Share-a-Chair initiative, an advocacy program started by NutriAsia and Del Monte wherein plastic waste materials from their offices and plants are collected and upcycled into school furnishings for underprivileged public schools and communities.
NutriAsia and Del Monte then partnered with Envirotech Waste Recycling, Inc., a local company with ground-breaking technology to upcycle the collected plastic waste into the furnishings. The collected 19.3 metric tons of plastic wastes for a period of six months undergo into the process of upcycling.
Part of this collection went to the Share-a-Chair donation of 600 school chairs and teachers’ tables distributed to 12 different partner schools in Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, and Davao that NutriAsia and Del Monte have chosen for the program. Each school received 50 pieces armchairs and a teacher’s table with chair.
Through this program, NutriAsia and Del Monte aim to continue upcycling plastic waste and creating more school chairs to be donated to various partner schools across the country and to reduce the negative environmental impact of plastic.
