Globe, DENR, UNIDO and partners join hands for new recycling facility in Malabon City The UN Environment Programme in its 2019 press statement said that more than 50 million tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) are generated each year and less than 20% is formally recycled. About 80% either end up in landfills or being informally recycled – much of it by hand – in developing countries, exposing workers to hazardous and carcinogenic substances such as mercury, lead and cadmium. To help address concerns over informal e-waste processing and its associated risks to the people and environment, Globe joined a multi-stakeholder partnership that will put up the country’s second community e-waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal (TSD) facility in Barangay Dampalit, Malabon City. The facility is expected to be inaugurated by late November 2021 and will start operations immediately after necessary technical training is completed. Barangay Dampalit was selected as the new TSD site and the local e-waste pickers, led by their association -- Samahan ng Magbabaklas, will be trained on proper handling and dismantling of e-waste to discourage unconventional and harmful means of recycling. The TSD project aims to process at least 10,000 cathode-ray tube (CRT) or glass video displays from TV and computer monitors collected from nearby barangays such as Longos, Malabon, and Capulong, Tondo. E-waste covers all electrical and electronic equipment and its components, now considered as one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the Philippines according to the DENR -Environmental Management Bureau. Yoly Crisanto, Globe Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP for Corporate Communications explained the importance of community partnerships for this advocacy. “We aim to help address the growing concern on e-waste and ensure that local communities will not be adversely affected. This new facility will help the informal e-waste recyclers by protecting them from environmental and health hazards,” she said. #NewsMediaNest #globe #denr #unido #globeph #ac #ayala #glo #recycling #malabon #sdg #environment https://www.instagram.com/p/CTgdE7krvaL/?utm_medium=tumblr