San Miguel Corp (SMC) debuted over the weekend the first recycled plastics road in the Philippines. Asphalt using plastics were laid on a 1,500-square meter pilot test site at a new logistics center in General Trias, Cavite. The test site was chosen as it will be used primarily as a marshalling area for trucks with heavy loads, including 18-wheelers, and heavy equipment. “What we want to achieve is to help address an important environmental issue, and that is plastic wastes. We want to create a sustainable use for waste plastics so that they don’t end up in landfills and our rivers and oceans,” said Ramon Ang, SMC president.

1st recycled plastics road in PH pilots in Cavite. (2019, November 25). Malaya, p. A2.