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Nov 21, 2021 · Led by Checcs Osmeña-Orbida and her husband Jesus Orbida, the PeacePond Farmers Association wanted to show there was still value in what people threw away. To help drive the point, their farm, the PeacePond, even has a single-storey building called the Plastic Bottle Learning Center.
Dec 2, 2019 · We met with Checcs Osmeña-Orbida and her husband Jet Orbida who run Peace Pond and the Blastik Project. The project is – to use Mrs Orbida’s own words – is a full-circle plastic bottle collection & recycling program replicable in barangays, villages, LGUs, organizations and small companies.
Jul 23, 2019 · Checcs Osmeña-Orbida, project head, said PeacePond had always hoped for a more substantial program in its solid waste management efforts. It has worked with the Coca-Cola Foundation and Aid Foundation Inc. (AIDFI) in the Agos Ram Pump Project for six years.
Jul 26, 2019 · BACOLOD CITY -- A small farming community in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental has begun a plastic bottle collection and recycling initiative to reduce plastic waste. PeacePond, a farmers’ association headed by couple Jesus Antonio Orbida and Checcs Osmeña-Orbida, calls it “Blastik” or the…
Sep 25, 2021 · Jet Orbida and Checcs Osmeña-Orbida established PeacePond in 2004, and the site is a five-hectare seaside haven located in Barangay Enclaro, Binalbagan. Here, members of the PeacePond Farmers Association (PFA) carry the following advocacies: organic farming, solid waste management, and regenerative agriculture.
Nov 27, 2019 · The project, launched in July 2019 by Jesus Antonio Orbida and Checcs Osmeña-Orbida, aims to reduce environmental footprint. It is a plastic bottle collection and recycling program that follows the “full-circle” approach, ensuring that waste will not end up in oceans, landfills, or farmlands.
Jul 28, 2019 · BACOLOD City – A small farming community in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental has begun a plastic bottle collection and recycling initiative aimed at reducing plastic waste. PeacePond, a farmers’ association headed by couple Jesus Antonio Orbida and Checcs Osmeña-Orbida, calls it “Blastik” or the Balik Plastic Bottle Project.
