Cagayan de Oro City — The Port of Cagayan de Oro as one of the three ports in the Philippines partnered by the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature in their three-year project entitled “Clean Ports, Clean Oceans: Improving Port Waste Management in the Philippines” conducted its Culmination for the Eco-Success of the said project on August 17, 2023 at the Port of Cagayan de Oro’s Passenger Terminal Complex, wherein the Port of Cagayan de Oro was recognized as the “Best Performing Port” for hitting the target of waste reduction and for the active commitment, participation and cooperation to implement sustainable solutions to address plastic pollution.
PMO MO/C’s Port Manager, Engr. Isidro V. Butaslac spearheaded the Signing of Strategic Action Plan together with the heads of the partner agencies: WWF Director of Conservation Programs, Ms. Chrisma Salao; Clean Ports, Clean Oceans Project Manager, Ms. Czaruna Constantino-Panopio; Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Regional Director, Ms. Annabell P. Lagas; Basic Environmental System Technology (BEST) Inc. Project Manager, Ms. Ceidge Razon; Philippine Ports Authority Head Office’s Acting Environmental Management Chief, Ms. Angievyn Aguas, PMO MO/C’s Division Head and Environmental Specialist, Ms. Core Suan. It is a symbolical signing of commitment to continue working together to achieve the project’s objectives such as: (1) achieve 50% plastic waste leakage reduction, (2) provide input to the Philippines’ National Plan of Action on Marine Litter to highlight the importance of the port industry in addressing plastic pollution; and (3) document the port waste management solutions to enable scaling up in other Philippine and global ports.
This project is also in compliance with the Republic Act 9003 also known as “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.” And one of the best practices done by the PMO MOC was the conduct of “Trash to Cashback” with partnership with BEST. PMO MO/C’s recyclable wastes are being collected by BEST in exchange for a cashback or environmental points that can be used to purchase goods, services and basic commodities. Three awards were awarded to participating bodies as “Tatak Eco-Warrior.” The PMO MO/C’s Passenger Terminal Complex won first place with a total of 1,140.18 Environmental Points/541.46 kg of recyclable wastes, followed by the Oroport Cargo Handling Services, Inc. with a total of 816.15 Environmental Points/567.05 kg of recyclable wastes, and the 3rd place was given to PMO MOC’s Port Services Division with a total of 348.88 Environmental Points/282.36 kg of recyclable wastes.
And with this progress in waste reduction, the PMO MO/C has started building it’s very own Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), a recycling unit to help process recyclable materials and sell them as raw materials for new products.
Together, PMO MO/C remains committed in this project for a Clean Port, Clean Ocean for a healthy and sustainable environment for the future generations.
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