{"id":221779,"date":"2019-07-07T01:23:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T05:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=221779"},"modified":"2019-07-07T01:23:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T05:23:01","slug":"store-swaps-plastics-for-groceries-school-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/07\/store-swaps-plastics-for-groceries-school-supplies\/","title":{"rendered":"Store swaps plastics for groceries, school supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-221779 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/07\/store-swaps-plastics-for-groceries-school-supplies\/65291623102193783347896785197014211749740544n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/65291623102193783347896785197014211749740544n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-221780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/65291623102193783347896785197014211749740544n.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/65291623102193783347896785197014211749740544n-768x481.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-221780'>\n\t\t\t\tFILE: PLASTICS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES. A store at the Burgos Central Elementary School in Poblacion, Burgos, Ilocos Norte offers school supplies or grocery items in exchange for plastic waste. Open from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday to Friday, the store accepts clean plastic waste items only. (Photo courtesy of Joegie Jimenez via PNA)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/07\/store-swaps-plastics-for-groceries-school-supplies\/65646317102193983592902781920110480236478464o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1335\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/65646317102193983592902781920110480236478464o.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-221781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/65646317102193983592902781920110480236478464o.jpg 1335w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/65646317102193983592902781920110480236478464o-768x368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1335px) 100vw, 1335px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-221781'>\n\t\t\t\tFILE: FOR BARTER. School supplies and grocery items are ready for exchange at the Basura Exchange School Tiangge. (Photo courtesy of Joegie Jimenez via PNA)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>LAOAG CITY<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; A small corner at the Burgos Central Elementary School (BCES) in Poblacion village, Burgos, Ilocos Norte is inviting everyone to exchange their plastic waste for usable items, such as school supplies and grocery items.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed \u201cBasura Exchange School Tiangge\u201d or BEST, the program was launched recently at the school compound to educate young learners about solid waste management and help them become responsible stewards of nature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor every collected plastic waste, there is a corresponding point. The more points mean more items to collect,\u201d said Poblacion village chief Joegie Jimenez who partnered with the BCES, Energy Development Corp., Burgos local government unit, and other stakeholders for the project.<\/p>\n<p>Open from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday to Friday, BEST accepts clean plastic waste items only.<\/p>\n<p>For a mother like Haydee Gaspar, who passed by the unique store, she said the project is \u201cvery laudable\u201d as it helps her acquire school supplies for her son while getting rid of plastic pollution at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy son is excited to bring our plastic waste to school because it means he has more baon (food) when he earns more points,\u201d Gaspar said.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the waste diversion initiative of the barangay, Jimenez said they tapped the public school to showcase their zero waste management program.<\/p>\n<p>The collected plastics are turned into eco-bricks and decors, while some are sold to junk shops, Jimenez said.<\/p>\n<p>The proceeds are then used to buy new items to replenish the store&#8217;s supplies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAOAG CITY\u00a0&#8212; A small corner at the Burgos Central Elementary School (BCES) in Poblacion village, Burgos, Ilocos Norte is inviting &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":221780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-leilanie-adriano","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221779"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":221782,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221779\/revisions\/221782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}