Residents urged to make Christmas tree out of recycled materials

The management of the material recovery facility (MRF) in Barangay Balabag here urged residents to create Christmas tree out of recycled materials this Yuletide season.
Dana Sacapano, caretaker of the MRF facility here, said that they expect more wastes to be dumped at the MRF this Christmas. To minimize the dumping of wastes, local residents should help through recycling.
"It will surely be a big help to our collection of garbage if local residents will use recycled materials in making Christmas decorations," Sacapano said.
In regular days, the MRF facility here collects 18 tons of garbage daily. Those that could not be recycled were being transported to a dumpsite in nearby Malay, Aklan.
For several years, the local government of Malay has been organizing lantern making from recycled materials contests that were being exhibited at the Balabag Public Plaza.