Recycling

Artwork from GarbageBy: Andy Zapata Jr.Posted: October 06, 2008

30 year od Rommel Pidazo uses plastic straws he just picked up from a garbage along Session road to complete one of his many artworks, all originating from garbage materials which he converts into functional things like belt bags, lampshades, windbreaker jackets and many more. A Baguio based artist, Pidazo said that he started with the selling of his tribal inspired neclaces, shirts and other accessories. However, an awakening inspired him one day, thingking on how he can help the other and the envionment, thats when he started to pick up thrown materials in the garbage and converting them into functional things. It is now his advocacy to help others thru lectures, teaching them on how to convert this rubbish specially non biodegradable matierials like plastics into things that can be used again




MONEY FROM GARBAGE -- Products made from tetra packs in the form of bags, vests, aprons, caps, etc., are displayed by the Gibraltar Sariling Sikap Organization led by its chair Juliet Flores (behind). The recycled by-products were on display at SM Baguio during the launching of Indigenous Peoples Month, Consumer Welfare Month, Productivity Month, and National Statistics Month. -- Harley Palangchao