Pinay sa Amerika, halos 100, 000 pesos ang natipid dahil sa pagbabasura! | Reporter's Notebook
Aired (January 23, 2022): Kilala online ang Pinay na si Aiza French mula Florida, USA bilang dumpster diver o pagpasok sa isang basurahan para kumuha ng mga gamit na maaari pang mapakinabangan. Bakit nga ba niya naisipan pasukin ang ganitong uri ng trabaho? Alamin sa video.
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00:00Iza is going around the dumpsters so that she can get food and other things that she can bring home.
00:14They call it dumpster diving here.
00:18Hello loves, welcome back to our dumpsters. I'm here at the dumpsters.
00:24Here's where they throw the food.
00:30Look at all the food.
00:35It's so fresh.
00:38Let's go home.
00:40There's a lot of papers. Let's get those papers so that they won't rot.
00:44Oh, they're still fresh.
00:47At the first dumpster, there's a jackpot with a lot of vegetables and fruits that can be used.
00:53Cauliflower is our favorite.
00:56The food that they get is thrown away by the grocery stores because they can't sell it anymore.
01:02The truth is, it's expensive to buy vegetables and fruits like this.
01:07We get a lot of organic food.
01:14We get more on the healthy side compared to the groceries.
01:19Sometimes, I don't buy organic because it's expensive, especially here in America.
01:24I just get what I need.
01:29I can't finish it because it's a dumpster full of vegetables and fruits.
01:37After they throw away the garbage, they'll go to another dumpster.
01:43Wow, there's a lot of garbage and bread.
01:48Let's go upstairs.
01:51There are fruits and celery.
01:57That's what I like.
01:59I like fruits.
02:02There's a lot of bread.
02:06There's a lot of milk cartons.
02:11I'll go home and get some milk so I can bathe my body.
02:16I like cheddar cheese.
02:19There's whole milk and skimmed milk.
02:23We get a bucket, mix of food, more food here.
02:30They're being divided.
02:35I'll wash the others.
02:39When we get home, we clean it.
02:43We wash it several times.
02:46Then, we soak it in vinegar to kill the bacteria.
02:55Then, we soak it for 20 to 30 minutes with baking soda.
03:02The food that Aiza got from the dumpster,
03:05she'll prepare for tomorrow's lunch.
03:11All of our food is from the dumpster.
03:15I'm also cooking a beef steak.
03:19This is the beef tenderloin that we got.
03:23I soaked it for 4 hours.
03:26The beef we got from the dumpster is expensive.
03:29We're very lucky because we get to eat delicious food from the dumpster.
03:36From the dumpster.
03:38Mushroom, onion, green and red bell pepper.
03:43Set aside that one.
03:45Don't you feel guilty because you're going to the dumpster?
03:53No, ma'am.
03:54The dumpster here is really different.
03:59Everything is segregated.
04:01If it's food, it's just food.
04:03If it's groceries, it's just groceries.
04:07Aiza used to be a waitress in a restaurant in Florida, USA.
04:11The dumpster is full today.
04:14But since she quit her job,
04:17she loves watching vlogs about dumpster diving.
04:21You're in Florida.
04:23For a lot of Filipinos,
04:25this is a dream destination for a lot of Filipinos
04:30for a better life.
04:32Yes, it's true.
04:34What do you do when you do dumpster diving?
04:43It just happened recently that
04:46I thought, why are there people who do dumpster diving?
04:49Because I love watching vlogs.
04:51I thought, why not try it here in our area?
04:53Because it's interesting.
04:55And it's not just interesting,
04:56there are a lot of useful things that can be used for food.
05:00And many more.
05:02I thought there was nothing.
05:04How much do you save here, ma'am?
05:07I save P75,000 to P100,000.
05:13That's all the food that I get.
05:16But if I were to compute the total of what I get from the dumpster,
05:19I really collect a lot of money.
05:22We got this last night.
05:24It's also funny that she's not the only one who benefits from the food she collects.
05:29When it comes to recycling,
05:33I'm the person who takes care of our environment.
05:37If we can save food that doesn't go to the landfill,
05:41we can use it.
05:42Because if we can benefit from it, we benefit from it.
05:50In the Philippines,
05:51the food we ate on a street in Tondo, Manila
05:54also has a different character.
05:57This dish is a bestseller in Tondo.
06:02It will make you feel warm and in a cheap way.
06:06It's famous for its Monok or Double Cooked Chicken Adobo.
06:11The chicken used in this dish
06:13is leftover chicken from restaurants
06:15where they took the juice to make broth.
06:19Ms. Loida has been cooking and selling chicken for more than two decades.
06:25She is one of the most popular chefs in their area.
06:28First, it comes from the restaurant.
06:31The soups that are being boiled are already tender.
06:36I'm the one who makes it delicious.
06:41She sells Monok for P20 per serving.
06:45She also ensures that her store is clean and safe.
06:49Sir, look at this.
06:51What do you think, sir?
06:53I also eat Monok sometimes when I want to cook.
06:58I also tell my customers that it's not dirty, it's clean.
07:02Because I'm one of the witnesses
07:05that they get clean food that they deliver to me.
07:10And now, she earns P4,000 to P5,000 per day
07:14from selling Monok.
07:16It's a big help for her family.
07:19Yes, I can also survive on my daily expenses.
07:23Because of selling Monok,
07:26I can help even a small thing
07:28to my nieces and nephews.
07:32The leftover food from Aiza and Loida
07:35can be considered food waste if they didn't take it.
07:39It is estimated that more than 1.5 billion tons of food
07:43is wasted every year around the world.
07:46It can feed more than 2 billion individuals around the world.
07:52This is also happening in the Philippines
07:54where almost 2,000 tons or 1,717 metric tons of food
08:00is wasted every day.
08:03This is a big thing to address the problem of starvation in the country,
08:08especially for the 4.2 million Filipino families
08:12who are experiencing starvation in 2021.
08:16What can be done to reduce food waste?
08:19In the Philippines, the Senate and the House of Representatives
08:22are considering the Bill on Reducing Food Waste
08:25through Food Donation and Food Waste Recycling
08:28or Food Waste Reduction Act.
08:30The goal is to give surplus food
08:33to various companies
08:34to those who are called food insecure
08:36or people who don't have enough to eat.
08:39The owner of the food establishment
08:42may choose and separate
08:44the food that can be eaten
08:46and donate it.
08:48To ensure its safety,
08:50a DOH-accredited health inspector will first examine
08:54the food given.
08:56If it is safe,
08:58it can be given to accredited food banks
09:01that are designated by the Department of Social Welfare and Development or DSWD.
09:06Then, any family or individual will go here
09:09to get enough food for one day.
09:14But for now,
09:15two versions of the Food Waste Reduction Act are still in force in Congress.
09:20If this law is implemented,
09:22it is already prohibited and there is a penalty
09:26when the food is finished.
09:29They need to coordinate with food banks like ours.
09:34I think more people will come to us
09:38to donate their food surplus.
09:41This is a big help to those who are poor
09:44or those who lost their jobs because of the pandemic.
09:49They say,
09:50as long as there is a discount,
09:51you will not be hungry.
09:53This was proven by Aiza and Ms. Lloyda.
09:57But I hope more people will help
10:00if there is a law that will address
10:03the growing problem of food waste in the country.
10:06Because during this time,
10:08it is prohibited to waste food.
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