SBMA targets carbon neutrality

SUBIC BAY Freeport — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is celebrating Earth Day 2025 by conducting numerous events inside this premier Freeport from 21 to 25 April, as the Subic Bay Freeport Zone races towards carbon neutrality.

According to SBMA chairman and administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño, this year’s theme is “Our Power, Our Planet” that aims to empower stakeholders through its Communication Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) Caravan.

'The Earth Day 2025 is a step for the Subic Bay Freeport Zone to reach its goal in the Race to Carbon Neutrality, making this premier Freeport into a carbon neutral zone in the future.'

The caravan will include the UBC Awareness and Collection Program led by GNS/Tetra Pak Philippines, Bamboonihan and Green Foot Carbon Calculator by Banco Kalikasan, Wastewater/Grease waste management by Soliman EcoWaste Management Corp., and PBC Waste Management by Innogy Solutions Inc., all held on 22 April.

The caravan will also include the Health and Environment discussion led by PCOM Olongapo virtually via Google Meet.

“As for the main event, the 16th Recyclables Collection Event, this will be held at the Mini Golf Course area of the Subic Bay Freeport. Stakeholders can bring hazardous waste materials and recyclable materials to ensure their proper disposal,” Aliño said.

He added that the SBMA will also hold the Refill Revolution for a Cause at the Harbor Point Ayala Mall on 21 and 23 April, and at the Ecology Center on 24 and 25 April.

“Our goal here is to reduce plastic pollution by reducing waste from single-use plastics. The proceeds from the donated recyclable materials collected will be doled out to the employees of Omniworx, the company tasked to clean and maintain SBMA buildings all over the Subic Bay Freeport,” he said.

He reiterated that these employees are “our partners in the segregation of wastes at source. They ensure that recyclables are segregated properly and delivered it during the biannual RCE for proper disposal through our recyclers.”

Other activities include the Earth Day 2025 Community Cleanup that will be held all over the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, the Trash for Rice social development program of the Subic Bay Freeport Electronics Recycling Association, as well as the Sustainable Products and Technology Showcase at the Harbor Point Ayala Mall.

"The Earth Day 2025 is a step for the Subic Bay Freeport Zone to reach its goal in the Race to Carbon Neutrality, making this premier Freeport into a carbon neutral zone in the future,” Aliño said.