In pursuit to build more classrooms in
Aklan, Globe continues to intensify its Project 1 Phone recycling program. This
cause urges the public to donate their old and unused phones wherein proceeds
will be funded to build classroom in the heavily-affected areas in this part of
Panay Island.
Right now, Aklan needs hundreds of classrooms to accommodate its student population which was displaced after schools were destroyed or damaged by Typhoon Haiyan almost a year ago. Globe, a development partner for Aklan, committed to put up at least 40 school buildings in the province.
Project 1 Phone is a big and important
campaign created by Globe to hit two birds at the same time. Its first goal is
to educate Filipinos about the importance of proper disposal of electronic
waste or e-waste and secondly, to contribute to the special cause of classroom
building by donating recycling proceeds to the Aklan initiative.
“We can give our old phones one last
wonderful by donating them to Project 1 Phone and be instrumental in providing
our schoolchildren a decent place to study.
At the same time, we can help save the environment by freeing it of
toxins which are emitted by the wrong use of e-waste disposal,” said Yoly Crisanto, Senior Vice President,
Globe Corporate Communications.
Globe is set to build schools in two phases
with the help of Habitat for Humanity and Ayala Foundation. The first phase involves the construction of
five “Noah’s Ark”-type classrooms that double as evacuation structures during
calamities as they are equipped with three toilet and bath facilities and a
kitchen. One such structure will be
built in each of the seven identified municipalities in Aklan, namely: Libacao, Madalag, Banga, Batan, Altavas, Balete,
New Washington. The second phase will be comprised of more than 30 regular but
“built back better” classrooms.
Donation bins for non-working phones and
tablets, mobile phone batteries, and chargers are available at all participating
Globe Stores in various parts of the country (for the complete list, please
visit the Globe Telecom website www.globe.com.ph/project1phone ).
All devices and accessories that Globe will
gather shall be turned over to TES-AMM, a leading electronics waste recycler
which will take responsibility for at end-of-life products to ensure that they
are managed responsibly. TES-AMM will, likewise, work on recovering precious
metals and plastics from the recycled gadgets, proceeds of which will go to
classroom construction.
E-waste is not limited to mobile gadgets
but includes all obsolete and unwanted electronic and electrical devices which are
usually dumped in the trash and crushed by garbage incinerators, thereby,
causing harmful metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and beryllium to pollute
the air, land, and water.
