Aired (July 6, 2024 ): Pangongolekta raw ng basura ang ginawang hanapbuhay ni Julie at ng kanyang partner. At dahil sa pangongolekta ng basura ay nakapagpaaral sila ng mga anak at nakapagpundar pa ng maliit na negosyo. Kilalanin natin siya kasama si Sparkle artist Althea Ablan.
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00:00They say, there's money in the trash.
00:03Who would have thought that by collecting trash,
00:06you can help the environment and your life.
00:10That's amazing!
00:12One of the biggest trash dumps in Metro Manila
00:15is the Smoky Mountains in Tondo, Manila.
00:18But for the one we know, Julianne,
00:21these trash dumps are an opportunity
00:24for her dream of ascending.
00:26The transactions that take place in this bank
00:29is not your usual bank.
00:31This is a non-government organization
00:33called Plastic Bank.
00:35Where do you collect your trash?
00:38There's a payment from them.
00:40Isn't that great?
00:42And to prove that there's money in the trash,
00:46our heart and sparkle artist,
00:50Autea Ablan, will try to collect trash.
00:52There you go, Ate Julianne.
00:54I want to experience what you're doing,
00:56collecting plastic bottles.
00:58Let's go!
01:00Where are we going, Ate Julie?
01:02We're going to where we collect the plastic bottles
01:06that we sell here in the dump shop.
01:09The sidecar that they use
01:11is also given by the organization.
01:16How long have you been doing this?
01:19Almost 15 years.
01:22We've been working together for 15 years.
01:25Because of the trash collection,
01:27they were able to educate their children.
01:30That's where we teach our children
01:32until now,
01:34to feed the kids,
01:36to buy rice,
01:37to buy food.
01:38It's okay, even if they're trash.
01:41At least we can eat
01:43and we can study well.
01:47Meanwhile,
01:48Autea's popularity seems to have helped
01:51them collect more trash.
01:53Hello, can I have a bottle?
01:55Thank you, Ate.
02:00Okay, thank you.
02:05Now, we're here in a building
02:07where Ate Julie usually collects plastic bottles.
02:12Can we fill this bag?
02:15Let's go.
02:16We're going in.
02:18Hello, good morning.
02:21Can I have this one?
02:25Autea looks like she's not tired anymore.
02:33If they don't use it anymore,
02:35I'll throw it away.
02:37The sister here
02:38collects them at home.
02:40One bag is not just full,
02:43but it's even too much.
02:45Mother Earth is so proud.
02:48It's so tiring,
02:50but it's for those who save the Earth, right?
02:53Do you give it to them?
02:56We just give it to them.
02:58Why do you give it to them for free?
03:01So that we can also help them.
03:03Good job, guys.
03:07Ate Julie, we're good.
03:09Look, guys.
03:10We left earlier
03:11when we didn't have any trash.
03:12But now,
03:13this sidecar is full.
03:15Right, Kuya Ray?
03:16We're good there.
03:18And now,
03:19we're going to the junk shop.
03:22The junk shop owners,
03:24like Magda,
03:25are also part of Plastic Bank.
03:27Their job is to deliver to the organization
03:29the trash that was collected.
03:32Here,
03:33they already helped with the environment,
03:35and there are incentives.
03:36We've been operating our junk shop
03:39for 30 years.
03:41All of us siblings,
03:43because my mother doesn't earn anything else,
03:45but this junk shop.
03:47This is where we studied
03:49until we finished our studies.
03:51When it comes to the junk shop,
03:53the first thing that Althea collected
03:55was a kilo.
03:56How many kilos does she have?
03:58How much is that?
03:59Three kilos.
04:02Because of that,
04:03Althea, you've accomplished a mission today.
04:06Here,
04:07this is what we earned
04:09when we collected the trash.
04:11Of course,
04:12this is what I earned today.
04:14There's no one else,
04:15but Ate Julie.
04:17Thank you.
04:18Ate Julie,
04:19this is what I earned.
04:20And I know that we both worked hard for this.
04:23This is really for you.
04:24Thank you.
04:25Thank you also, Ate Julia,
04:26for the experience.
04:27And I hope that you continue to fight
04:30for your daily life.
04:31Yes.
04:32And you raise your children well.
04:34Yes.
04:35Daily.
04:36Daily food.
04:37For the children.
04:38That's right.
04:39Julie earns around P250 to P350 per day
04:44when she collects trash.
04:46And this is where they rely.
04:48According to a report by Earth.org Philippines,
04:52in 2019,
04:53the Philippines has the largest plastic waste volume
04:58that is thrown into the ocean.
05:02To encourage communities and businesses
05:05to collect plastic trash,
05:08the Plastic Bank was established in 2019 in the Philippines.
05:13We don't really care about the price.
05:16The market value is given,
05:20what the market is.
05:22But because they became members,
05:24they followed our guidelines,
05:27they followed the system,
05:29they have what they call rewards and incentives.
05:32One of our requirements,
05:36the member should have a digital wallet.
05:38There is a way that we can give the incentive digitally.
05:43It's not just that the members earn and make a living.
05:47It's also a big thing for the environment.
05:52Because of the help given by the Plastic Bank to Julian,
05:55they were able to fix their small house that was once flooded.
06:00This is our house for the time being.
06:04It flooded but it didn't reach the point of flooding.
06:08Because of the flood,
06:10they understood the importance of a clean environment
06:14so that the trash won't flood whenever it rains heavily.
06:19That's why they promised to continue their initiative.
06:23It's clean now.
06:24It's not like before,
06:26it's so dirty,
06:27there's dust everywhere.
06:31A simple step to clean our environment
06:35can make a profit.
06:37You don't just earn,
06:39you also help Mother Nature.
06:43Thank you, Ate Julie.
07:00Thank you, Mother Nature.