This is an old news but I like to share this news again and for some of my readers who aren't aware that Coca-Cola Philippines and World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines or WWF installed this first ever PLANT billboard in EDSA-Forbes. The 60x60 feet plant billboard is made of recycling materials such as 3,600 pots made of old bottle of Coca-Cola products, organic fertilizers (stable and lightweight kind) and also the Fukien tea plant.
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According to botanist Anthony Gao, he said that the Fukien tea plant can absorb air pollutants and can aboard 13 pounds of carbon dioxide in a year, and he shares that this billboard can help alleviate air pollution within its proximate areas as it can absorb a total of 46,800 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, on estimate.I started to wonder that this plant can absorb air pollutants, why don't we added more plants in the long stretch of EDSA, so that it can absorb...but but but..what about carbon monoxide? ok, I'll quit reading some info at Wikipedia. I want to see this billboard with my own eyes, and now time to travel and check it myself, I hope this is safe if there's a typhoon coming in our city.
The purpose of the billboard is to show that we need to take care of our environment and also serves as an iconic structure to represent the long standing partnership between Coca-Cola Philippines and WWF that makes a positive difference in the our environment.
The partnership spans across two areas of Coca-Cola Philippines' Live Positively sustainability program:
-Water Stewardship -- Since 2008, Coca-Cola Philippines has partnered with WWF in an effort to help conserve critical watersheds in the country. It is one of the environmental initiatives implemented by Coca-Cola Philippines to strive to be a water sustainable business and replenish the amount of water equivalent to what the company uses in all of their beverages and their production.
- Climate Protection -- Coca-Cola Philippines is a major corporate partner of WWF in this year's Earth Hour and in the other programs throughout the rest of the year challenging individuals, companies and organizations to go "Beyond the Hour."
"We are proud that we have brought to life the first plant billboard in the country. It is an embodiment of our company's Live Positively commitment to making a positive difference in the world by incorporating sustainability into everything that we do. With this, we hope to inspire Filipinos to join us in our journey, because we know that together, we can make a positive impact," said Guillermo Aponte, president of Coca-Cola Philippines.
"We're grateful for Coca-Cola Philippines' commitment to a partnership with WWF, focusing on water stewardship and climate protection", said Lory Tan of WWF. "Through these partnerships, we will work to help Coca-Cola Philippines achieve its Live Positively environmental targets and strive together towards environmental sustainability in the Philippines."
(source: PR)
The Fukien tea plant
(image source: http://realornamentals.com )
