By Marilyn M. Soliven
Recycle. We hear and see this word everyday, on TV, radio and newspapers. The importance of recycling cannot be stressed enough. Just look around the streets of the city. Mounds of garbage everywhere have already remained uncollected during this Christmas holiday and with the rain, the waterways are now stuffed with more to come.
We can remedy the problem if only all makes that extra effort to sort our waste beginning in our very own homes. Just like any new project, the difficult part is getting started.
Here is a simple guide to help us with RECYCLING.
1. Do your homework. The first thing is to find out what recyclables are accepted by local junkshops in your area.
2. Study your trash. What you use most will determine the type and size of the containers you’ll require. If you need diet sodas like you need air, then you’ll want a larger bin for cans and bottles. Your recycling bins don’t need to be fancy, any washable plastic containers, sacks, cardboard boxes or empty drums will do.
Have several containers for paper, plastic, glass, metal, kitchen and hazardous waste. Kitchen scraps go into your compost pit.
3. Create Convenience. Ideally, your home recycling center will be a two-part system, one for everyday disposal and the other for storing. The everyday part should be where you generate the most waste - for many, the kitchen. The spot must be accessible and within reach to make sorting easier.
4. Pick a storage space. When your kitchen bins fill up, move their contents to a storage spot like the garage until it’s time to bring them to the junkshop or recycling fair at SM.
5. Label your bins. It would be best to label your containers with proper information so everyone in the family knows what goes where. This makes recycling easier.
As you separate your garbage:
* Rinse the container if it held food or drink.
* Reduce volume by breaking down boxes, and crushing cans although you don’t need to do this except when you don’t have enough room for storage.
To help jumpstart your recycling project, here is a list of junkshops accepting recyclables around Bacolod and Talisay. Prices may vary so be sure to call before you bring your recyclables there. Make recycling a part of your New Year’s resolution or spearhead a recycling market in your neighborhood or subdivision. A pat in the back for 2009!
FERNAN METALS
Main Office: Araneta St., Bacolod City Tel. No. 434-3072, and a branch in Talisay City, Tel. No. 495-3090
Plastic
Assorted Plastics Ph 7.00/kg
PVC Pipes Ph 1.00/kg
5 gal. Water Containers Ph 1.00/kg
Plastic Toys Ph 1.00/kg
Hard plastic Ph 1.50/kg
Cooking Oil Containers Ph 1.50/kg
Monobloc Ph 5.00/kg
Paper
Carton Ph 0.50/kg
Metals
Aluminum Pots (caldero) Ph 20.00/kg
Aluminum Cans price under negotiation
Bottle Caps Ph 5.00/kg
Scrap Iron Ph 6.00 to 7.00/kg
G.I. Sheet Ph 2.00/kg
Copper Ph 100.00/kg
Tin Cans Ph 1.00/kg
Glass
Tanduay bottle (jr., regular, sr.
and pocket size) Ph 0.75/pc.
Long neck liquor bottle Ph 1.05/pc.
Catsup bottle Ph 0.25/kg
Soy sauce bottle Ph 0.20/pc.JJ TRADING
27th St., Bacolod City
Metals
Scrap Iron Ph 9.50/kg
Galvanized Iron Ph 3.00/kg
TRASH TO CASH RECYCLING MARKET AT SM
(Every 1st Friday and Saturday of the month, 8am to 2pm)
Tel. nos. 4680168, 4680209, 4680130
BBENG JUNK SHOP
(Approximate Pricelist)
Plastic
Plastic Cups (cups, spoons and fork) Ph 4.00/kg
Mineral Water Bottles Ph 8.00/kg
Plastic Containers
(Shampoo, lotion, vinegar, plastic ware) Ph 8.00/kg
Plastic Straws Ph 1.50/kg
Plastic Cellophane Ph 1.75/kg
Monobloc (plastic chairs) Ph 5.00/kg
Paper
Newspapers Ph 2.00/kg
Papers (shredded, colored) Ph 0.75/kg
Carton Ph 1.25/kg
Sacks (cement) Ph 0.75/kg
Metals
Tin Cans (lata) Ph 1.50/kg
Aluminum Cans Ph 28.00/kg
Scrap Iron Ph 9.00/kg
Others
Electronic Waste Ph 10.00/kg
Pig Slops Ph 40.00/drum
Old Batteries Big Ph 200.00
Truck/cars (9 plates) Small Ph 150.00
Old Sacks 25 kg Ph 2.00/kg
50 kg Ph4.25/kg
Think clean!*
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