Garalde said that the equipment can shred up to 28 kilograms of soft plastic, however, it cannot tatter hard plastics such as plastic bottles. The 28 kg of plastic can make one chair.

According to Garalde, Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc plans on adding the recycling operation to be part of the Materials Recovery Facility project of the Provincial Government at the Municipality of Marcos.

He also expressed his confidence that the plastic recycling operations will speed up the disposal of plastic waste in the province. (JCR/EJFG/GCC, PIA Ilocos Norte)

By Emma Joyce Guillermo and Gwyneth Cheska Clemente (MMSU Intern)