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To make use of the huge volume of waste papers, the Department of Education in Mandaue City (DepEd-Mandaue) decided to turn it into paper charcoal.
DepEd-Mandaue Administrative Officer, Edgar Espina, said that the division can dispose of about 2 to 3 kilos of waste papers and newspapers a week. The shredded papers are usually confidential documents.
“Although karun nga panahona, paperless naman gyud ta pero dili gyud kalikayan nga mogamit gyud ta og papel pod, naa gyuy ma-waste. So, para dili gyud ma-waste ang atoang waste, we will use some initiative nga magamit nato,” said Espina.
Previously, the waste papers were sold, but the division decided to recycle them instead. The non-teaching personnel of the division were tasked with making the charcoal.
To make the paper charcoal, waste papers and newspapers are first shredded using a machine and soaked in water for at least a day.
