GOAL: 100,000 MEALS
At the core of our anniversary promotion lies the belief that businesses can be a force for positive change. By offering sustainable packaging options, we empower our customers to make environmentally conscious choices while simultaneously addressing food insecurity in the Philippines. Every box of eco-friendly packaging sold not only minimizes environmental impact but also contributes directly to nourishing individuals and families who are struggling to access nutritious meals.
Our goal is ambitious yet achievable, thanks to the collective efforts of our customers and partners. Together, we aim to harness the power of consumer choices to create a ripple effect of generosity and compassion. Each purchase of our sustainable packaging serves as a catalyst for social change, allowing us to reach our target and beyond.
Furthermore, our collaboration with the Scholars of Sustenance Philippines underscores our commitment to supporting grassroots initiatives that make a real difference in communities. By aligning our anniversary promotion with their mission, we amplify our impact and extend our reach to those who need it most. Through their extensive network and dedicated efforts, we can ensure that our donations reach those who are most vulnerable, ensuring that no one is left behind.
As we embark on this journey to provide 100,000 meals, we invite our customers to join us in creating a brighter, more sustainable future. With every purchase of our eco-friendly packaging, we move one step closer to achieving our goal and making a meaningful impact on the lives of others.
Together, let us celebrate not only our fifth year anniversary but also our collective ability to create positive change in the world. Support the Buy a Box, Donate a Meal Program this 2024!
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In the last five years, we not only prospered but have also played a substantial role in changing consumer behaviour and spreading awareness on the importance of using compostable alternatives. This significant milestone prompts us to reflect on the journey thus far, express gratitude to those who have joined us in this eco-friendly revolution, and renew our dedication to a greener future. We share all of our EcoWins with all our partners and allies! If you are one of our amazing partners, we thank you from the bottom of our lil green hearts. :)
The past five years, EcoNest Philippines has encouraged over 1,700 MSMEs and establishments to switch to sustainable packaging. Our product offerings have also greatly expanded since then and we've added different compostable alternatives, suitable for local brands.
Along with SACHI-Group Inc., we've also started locally manufacturing the Cassava bags, which has truly changed the need for plastics. This is a great feat as we continue to explore in lessening not only our plastic impact but we are focusing to lessen our carbon footprint as well.
From all our product categories, we've diverted more than 17,500,000 pieces of plastic packaging from polluting our land and from entering our oceans along with our dear partners and clients who are dedicated in protecting our environment. We're looking to adding more to this as a far greater number of people start becoming aware about the implications of plastic pollution.
In the beginning, we only catered to businesses in Metro Manila, but through partners with the same vision as ours, we're able to reach other parts of the Philippines and even abroad. In the past 5 years, we established strong distribution partners in Visayas and Northern Luzon such as EcoNest La Union covering the northern regions and Bee Philippines covering Palawan. With over 32,000 total deliveries nationwide, we aim to continue reaching the far flung areas that are in need of plastic packaging alternatives!
Through partnerships with local environmental organizations, educational initiatives, and community outreach programs, our company has actively contributed to raising awareness about the importance of sustainable choices. This collaborative approach has not only strengthened the company's ties with the community but has also fostered a sense of shared responsibility for the environment. We put importance in engaging with the community and connecting with everyone. We truly believe that by working together, we can achieve greater things towards circularity and sustainability. That is why our partnership with The Philippine Alliance for Sustainable Solutions is one of the most remarkable moments in our journey. Through the Alliance, we've made hundreds of connections and have helped other establishments in their environmental problems. Each member plays a key-role to the success of Circularity and that is why we've decided that our them for 2024 will be "EcoHarmony 2024: Cultivating Sustainable Futures".
As we go through 2024, our team will deep dive into the unpredictable challenges faced by our generation, such as climate change and waste management in harmony with like-minded organizations and establishments such as ours.
The EcoNest Team
The Philippines lags far behind much of the world when it comes to environmental sustainability. Out of 180 countries, the Philippines placed 158th in the biennial Environmental Performance Index this year, which ranks countries based on their progress towards improving environmental health, protecting the ecosystem, and fighting climate change.
Unfortunately, our country is still addicted to single-use plastic, dumping at least 2.7 million metric tons of plastic waste each year. To make things worse, we only recycle 9% of the plastics we use.
If we want to accelerate our progress toward environmental sustainability, we must pick up the pace.
Fortunately, there are companies like EcoNest Philippines that not only create sustainable products but also deliberately influence other people and organizations to live sustainably. Here’s how EcoNest does it.
This collaboration aims to raise more awareness about green selections and being mindful of the proper disposal of items, may it be single-use plastic wastes or compostable items. This also allows people to see how different compostables are from plastics, in the way that the Cassava Bags are melted, leaving no traces of toxic residue. To better understand this, posters on their differences will also be put up at the stores as a guide for consumers and passersby.
When visiting the participating stores, you can sign up for the Net Zero by 2050 Pledge to get your very own Cassava Bags and even get a discount card from EcoNest Philippines for your online eco-packaging purchases here! You can also drop off your clean and dry plastic wastes to be upcycled by PLAF.
List of participating Res | Toe | Run stores: Festival Mall, Fishermall, ATC, Ayala Manila Bay, Robinsons Magnolia, Robinsons Galleria, Robinsons Las Pinas, Evia North, Fairview Terraces, Uptown Mall, Nuvali
EcoNest Philippines’ very own Sustainability Alliance VIP “SAVI” members will get an exclusive discount code for Res | Toe | Run’s Website! This is a special gift for our dear EcoAllies for their continued support of our compostables!
We can’t keep our excitement with this collab that is why we are giving out a pair of EcoShoes from Res|Toe|Run's Greens Selection & a CassaBag Gift Set to the winner of our #MeltYourCassabag challenge! Join by following the steps below:
3 Winners will be announced on August 19! Send in as many entries as you can!
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]]>Returning your EcoNest #TrashtoNature is easy using the Bokashi Composting Method.
I’d like to say that I am an eco-friendly individual. I bring my own metal straw and utensils when I eat out, I turn off the tap and lights when I don’t use them, I try to cook my own meals and buy locally so there’s less packaging, I make e-notes for school so I don’t use paper, all that stuff. But I wanted to reduce my carbon footprint even further and that’s when I came across composting. Now composting wasn’t all that new and I know I’ve heard the term before when referring to farms and wastes, but I never realized that there was more than one type of composting and a lot of those variations could be done at home.
One method was Bokashi composting, which uses a bucket and could essentially be done at home. I found Bokashi Pinoy’s 30 day Garbage to Garden challenge and decided to try it out. After registering in the course, I received my Bokashi bucket, some Ipa, some lecture materials and videos, and was ready to go.
Ready for composting. Bokashi Bucket and Ipa for composting sent to our challenger (box not included).
One very important thing to note is that I am a college student living with my parents and sister who are all also confined to the house due to the remote learning/work from home setup. My meals are whatever is served for the whole family since we have our meals together. The only thing I have control over is the snacks and my personal trash. It’s important to keep this in mind as my experiences and perceptions may be influenced by my situation and other people in different living situations may view the same activity differently. I am in no way claiming my experience as a standard for anyone trying this out and cannot guarantee the same results. With that in mind, here’s what happened during my first composting experience.
I like new experiences and this one was no different. I was excited to try something eco-friendly out and hit the ground running. Thanks to my reading and preparations, I knew that fruits and vegetables were the most common waste in any compost bin so I made sure to consume lots of those in the first few days. I tried to continue this for the whole time I was composting so that I would have lots of waste to put into my bucket, but some days just passed by without me making any usable kitchen scraps. Some meals would just be yogurt or bread which didn’t really produce any waste, which was both good and bad in a way.
Convenient placement of tubs and buckets helps to remind her to compost scraps.
It took me a while before I could fully fill the bucket, but that was easily remedied after a few days. One obstacle that took me a while to get through was the smell. Before anyone starts composting they should be prepared to face some really awful stenches throughout the process. Just to clarify, I’m not maarte, I have been around baby and pet waste and my bedroom has a window which the garbage truck, for whatever reason, just loves to drive by on trash pick-up days so I’ve been exposed to my fair share of foul smells. Composts naturally gain a bad smell due to the wastes and scraps being broken down and releasing CO2 and other beneficial byproducts; while I knew this information going in it didn’t make it any easier to stand the smell every time I opened the tub to put in waste. It helps to think that what I was doing was for the benefit of my garden and I would only have to endure the smell for a split second (depending how fast I was opening and closing the lid).
Stage 3 Bokashi Bucket ready for transfer.
One thing I enjoyed while composting was how easy it was. Aside from the smell and eating more fruits and veggies, composting was simple to do and didn’t require much effort or time. The fact that I was doing Bokashi composting might have influenced the level of difficulty because Bokashi composting only requires me to put wastes in a bin and wait. There weren’t any extra tools or chemicals I needed to add and it didn’t require my attention every set number of days after I had put it all in the tub. One trick that helped was to keep the tub or bin I did composting in in areas that were directly in my line of sight or convenient to reach. For example, I kept the tub near the kitchen sink so that every time I finished chopping food I would see the tubs and remember to throw it there instead of the conventional trash bin.
During the experience, I wanted to challenge myself even further. Food scraps and garden wastes were easy to compost, but I wanted to diversify my bucket as this could help the fermentation. After scrolling through Instagram, I found EcoNest PH and was amazed at how many eco-friendly packaging options they offer that were sustainably made, biodegradable, AND compostable! It seemed too good to be true so I ordered a cassava bag, bagasse take-out containers, and some utensils to pair. I tried them out throughout the week, using the Cassa -bags as trash bags and using the bagasse containers for take-outs at restaurants (this was hard but there are restaurants that accept putting the food in your take-out container, just be friendly when making the request).
After I used them, I put them in with the food wastes. In just a few days I could already see they were breaking down and degrading just like any compostable waste. I was so happy with my new discovery because I was simultaneously reducing my trash by composting the materials and regulating my consumer habits by buying sustainable packaging that I could reuse (that bagasse cup survived a week of being filled and refilled with water, being put in and taken out of the ref, and even hot water for my morning drink).
EcoNest PH Cassabag and Sugarcane container can be composted too!
As I learned more about the things I could and couldn’t put into my composting bin, I became aware of the amount of trash I was actually producing and what part of that could be composted and/or recycled. Throwing away a used tissue or a chicken bone would have normally been an autopilot function, but now, suddenly my brain was compelled to stop for a split second, recognize what exactly I was throwing away, and then decide how I should dispose of it.
Another amazing thing composting hardwired into my brain was to be aware of what I consume just as much as what I throw away. The Law of Conservation of Energy tells us that energy can’t be created nor destroyed, just converted from one form to another. The same goes with our trash; it doesn’t just magically appear out of nowhere throughout the day but comes from us using disposable materials.
With that logic in mind, composting is not only a tool for reducing my output (trash) but also for regulating my input (goods). For example, I realized how little fruits and vegetables I was eating throughout the day when I wasn’t able to fill the tub of kitchen waste. Granted, it was a fairly big tub and I can only eat so much in a day, but still, when I recounted my meals I noticed that in 3 days I had only eaten one or two meals with vegetables. So, surprisingly, composting helped me adopt a healthier eating habit.
Another thing I noticed is how much waste takeouts produce. Due to the lockdown restrictions ordering out has become a staple or even a necessity in people’s lives. While I don’t condone taking out as it does help those locked in their houses and creates jobs for many, there is just so much trash involved per meal. When I became aware of this fact, I started looking for stores and restaurants that deliver their food in eco-friendly containers so that I wasn’t being wasteful and I could have another thing to add to my compost. I really appreciate eco-friendly companies, like EcoNest PH, which advocate for sustainable materials and do their part by selling products that won’t harm the environment. It allows me to enjoy shopping from their partner stores without feeling the guilt of contributing to wastes that takes hundreds of years to disappear.
In the end, it wasn’t easy starting out a new practice, but over time, with effort and commitment, it became a good habit for both myself and the environment. Overall, composting has helped me develop my practical skills and my mindfulness. After just 2 weeks, I’ve started to eat more fruits and vegetables, which benefits both my compost and my body and I’ve lessened my use of disposable materials unless they are eco-friendly and can be placed in my compost after use.
Composting is a great practice for anyone who wants to turn their TrashtoNature. But if composting is a big step for you based on where you are on your eco-friendly journey, then that’s no problem. You can take baby steps to achieve this lifestyle and one thing you can do right now is to switch to eco-friendly packaging and materials so that even if you’re not composting, your trash still won’t harm the environment.
EcoNest compostables can be used for composting in a variety of ways.
Ready to start your composting journey too? Shop truly eco-friendly packaging items here or use the code BOKA0202 to order your Bokashi Compost for the Future Kit here!
]]>The urgency to stop climate change and restore our ecosystems has never been more apparent than right now with the world facing harsh weathers and natural disasters, all in the midst of an animal disease induced pandemic. With this, UN calls on every individual to reimagine how and what we consume, recreate our relationship with the environment, and restore the health of our ecosystems by being a part of the #GenerationRestoration. One big problem this tries to address is the death of soil and possibly farming itself. Soil grows 95% of our food but our consumerism and constant resource processing has led to carbon emissions which reduce the productivity of soil to sustain healthy plants and crops. EcoNest Philippines is doing their part by inviting you to reimagine how and what we consume by choosing eco-friendly products, and Bokashi Pinoy steps up by restoring the health of soil by composting wastes and even our eco-friendly packaging into healthy, nutritious fertilizer.
The EcoNest Academy in partnership with Bokashi Pinoy Composting aims to educate the community and foster change to protect our environment.
Nowadays, eco-friendly solutions don’t only mean finding ways to source organic raw materials sustainably but (ideally) should also address the problem of waste products littering the oceans or ending up in one of the thousands of landfills contributing to the deterioration of an already endangered environment. That’s why last July, EcoNest PH once again joined forces with Bokashi Pinoy to close the loop by turning our #TrashtoNature. EcoNest PH packaging are made of biodegradable materials which means after they are used they can be completely broken down by microorganisms. But in addition to being biodegradable, these products are also compostable, which means that when your cassava bag or bagasse container is placed in a compost it can be degraded into natural elements which have no toxic residue and are nutrient-rich and beneficial to plants. To show you how the process takes place, Bokashi Pinoy mentors tested some EcoNest compostables using the Bokashi Pinoy method.
EcoNest compostables can be used for composting in a variety of ways.
Bokashi is a Japanese term referring to an organic waste fermentation process. Bokashi composting is an anaerobic (oxygen-free) process that accomplishes fermentation thanks to a special bran called bokashi ipa These ipa are made of the byproducts obtained from the rice milling process and contain microorganisms which help break down the wastes into nutrient-rich compounds safe for soil fertilization.
Michael Poblete from the Bokashi Pinoy Team demonstrated how the EcoNest PH bagasse food containers disappeared completely after just 44 days using their composting method. The tests were done at a Compost Hub where Stage 3 ready Bokashi Pinoy buckets are dropped off in hopes of the food wastes regaining new life as fertilizers after completing the fermentation process. Here, the bagasse food container was chopped up and added to a composting pile made of Bokashi Pinoy starter bran, activated liquid EM, egg shells, and the contents of a donated Bokashi bucket; this particular batch had passion fruit peelings, carrot juice pulp fibres, pomelo rinds, kangkong offcuts, and other veggie and food scraps. At the halfway mark, the pile already looked deep into the decaying stage and the naked eye could barely find any of the chopped up pieces of packaging. It may have been too early to tell if the container had truly broken down but after 22 more days it was made clear. After about a month and a half, no trace of the once sturdy bagasse container was left even after thorough filtering.
No traces were left on the Sugarcane Containers used as carbon content for this compost pile after 44 days.
Seeing the results (or in this case not seeing anything) really got us excited and hopeful that the bokashi method could help our eco-friendly products not only disappear but become nutritious compounds to help our plant-mangkins grow healthy and strong.
You, too, may be excited to try this method out but may not have enough garden space or a nearby Compost Hub to help you out. This is where the beauty of Bokashi composting comes in because it was developed by the Japanese exactly for the reason you may be hesitant to try composting: small spaces. Bokashi composting can be done in the comfort of one’s own home and all you really need is the ipa and a bucket. Our enthusiastic team members brought out the environmental warriors within them to try out different home ideas using EcoNest PH products.
Roy Pajela tried composting the bagasse food containers in his own home. He scaled down the giant composting pile at the Compost Hub in Pasay to his very own home-friendly worm container. After about the same amount of days (45), he saw no trace of the bagasse container and all his worm friends were satisfied. Win-win! If you are wary of worms you could always add bokashi ipa and use the good microorganisms in that to help break down the compostable food packaging.
EcoNest Sugarcane Clambox used as carbon content for compost microorganisms.
Karen Pascua represented all the plantitos and plantitas out there by using the used bagasse container as a seed germination tray for her mini Arugula garden. She also tried out the cassava bags as seed germination mix and it worked out great as a seedling bag for her avocado.
EcoNest Sugarcane Rectangular Boxes used as a seed germination tray.
In addition to this initiative under the Sustainability Alliance, Bokashi Pinoy Composting and representatives from the Material Science Engineer Dept. of UP Diliman will continue composting using EcoNest Philippines’ complete product lineup including the the cassava biobags, PLA cups & films, bamboo fibre straws, birchwood cutleries and bagasse food containers using the Bokashi Pinoy method as part of their commitment to provide the community complete solutions in addressing our environmental problems. So grab your buckets and together, we can achieve far greater impact for the betterment of our planet. 💚
Ready to start your composting journey? Shop truly eco-friendly packaging items here or use the code BOKA0202 to order your Bokashi Compost for the Future Kit here!
Written by Wynona Magnaye, Illustration by Joanne Arnante
The launch was held on Saturday, 17th of July 2021 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the St. John Bosco Parish Tondo Soccer Field. The turnout was overwhelming and it was a huge success. Attendees were able to Donate 165kg of their Bokashied Organic or Compostable Wastes, Drop-off 38 PET Bottles to be reused as Bokashi Ipa Containers, Drop-off 3 Liters Used Cooking Oil to be reused as biodiesel, Swap their trash with eco-friendly alternatives, Buy Vegetables, Compostables, and Mentorship Programs, Volunteer, or Sponsor a Harvest Plot that will support the community. Through these action points, people learned more about the importance of composting, were encouraged through the incentives they’ll receive, helped empower the community leaders in Tondo. Donors received various incentives such as cash back from Bokashi Pinoy, freebies from EcoNest Philippines, or vouchers from Unilever Food Solutions’ Shopee/Lazada official stores.
This is the Circular Economy that the Sustainability Alliance is striving to achieve. This will only be the first of the many projects and partnerships that EcoNest Philippines would be having to not only reduce solid wastes but also reach out to people and provide opportunities. As the Parish of St. John Bosco Tondo said, “through this partnership, we deepen our response to the Church’s mission of caring for the earth as our Common Home, as Pope Francis upholds in his Encyclical, Laudato Si: ‘The earth is essentially a shared inheritance, whose fruits are meant to benefit everyone.’ This is a shared responsibility entrusted to us, as stewards of God’s creation”. The Sustainability Alliance would like to thank everyone who helped make this event possible, and we can't wait to see you again in the next #TrashtoNature campaign.
For the past several years, scientists have been trying to account for the 8 million metric tons of plastic that we dump in the ocean every year. It was originally assumed that large portions of it was floating in on of the many ocean garbage patches, where these swirling debris accumulate. A lot of the plastic we consume ends up in these patches due to poor waste management practices and natural disasters, among other causes. Marine debris kills hundreds of thousands of sea birds, turtles, and marine mammals each year.
It is remarkably difficult to track all of this plastic but a group of researchers affiliated with the Ocean Cleanup excavated plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage patch and published a study in 2019. According to their new model, what's floating on the surface of the water accounts for only 1% of what we put in the ocean.
It turns out, most of it might be closer than we think. Scientists are getting closer to an answer, which could help clean-up efforts and prevent further damage to marine life and ocean ecosystems. Watch this video by Vox to learn more!
Take part in alleviating the plastic waste that pollute our waters and harm our marine life. By switching to eco-packaging with #econestcompostables, you're helping create a greener future for our generation and the next.
To get you started on your sustainability journey, order our Cassabag Promo Pack + Free Shipping Nationwide here (available until stocks last only). Need help with solutions for your business? Reach out to us at hello@econestph.com.
It is no secret that online shopping has boomed exponentially during this pandemic in our country and actually - even throughout the whole world. Businesses saw this blow and effect as they had to scale-down and think of other alternatives to continue operations. The behaviors of consumers online changed as well. From shopping to appease self-love - “It’s on sale! Why not?”, consumers shifted to shopping for more practical items, such as groceries and essentials, having little to no risk in getting what they need whilst staying safe at home.
The e-commerce landscape has greatly contributed to the use of plastic, such as in bubble wraps, during and even before the pandemic, as most products call the need for it especially if they are fragile. What can brands at this time do? They need the product to be safe, but is there another alternative that doesn’t harm the environment?
As a company that offers a wide variety of eco-friendly solutions, we recently launched the MAGI (Mailer + Geami Wrap) - a bundle pack fit for every business owner who needs to make the switch. A kinder alternative for e-commerce needs!
The Cassava Mailers used are every shop’s eco-friendly match for sustainable packaging. These bags are made from harvested cassava pulp and are 100% compostable, biodegradable in 105 days. Further features are that they are soluble in hot water, use eco-friendly, contain low oxygen transmission rate for health and safety, are organically made from renewable resources, and are nature-friendly and safe to be consumed by microorganisms. It sure does surpass the innovative technology and performance of regular plastic bags that contribute to environmental damage.
Human health and clean living has and should always be a vital part of every household, yet the irony is that we often purchase chemical cleaning agents that leave toxic materials and allergens at the cost of wanting our home to be “clean” from dirt and contaminants.
Thus the Multipurpose Powder Cleanser by LivClean is born. The founder, Pinky T. Yee has always been an advocate for living clean both inside and out. She then brought the brand LivClean to the world as a 100% natural cleaner that is safe for your children, pets, and homes. The Multipurpose Powder Cleanser is their first product, a fully biodegradable heavy-duty cleanser that contains sodium bicarbonate as its active ingredient. Sodium Bicarbonate remains to be extremely effective against residue and stains all while still being gentle to your hands and the environment when it gets washed out.
With LivClean using the MAGI Set, they remain with their advocacy of clean living and to be making the change for good!
Feeling stressed out lately? Or would you simply love your home to smell like a garden all the time? You have to try out our sustainability partner Olk Candle as they bring beauty and elegance in protecting the environment.
Olk Candle founder Yelim Mo started their business with humble beginnings back in 2018 where they made their first candle. It is with that tiny spark that they continued to create more scented candles that could ignite peace and relaxation. Together with actually bringing light, Yelim wanted to shed light upon the use of plastic packaging in delicate products and hope for other businesses to make the shift towards a much more eco-friendly alternative.
Yelim felt guilty before using plastic bubble wraps for her scented candles but after partnering up with EcoNest as being one of the first partners to use the MAGI Set, she was at peace knowing her candles will be in safe hands without having to compromise their quality. Olk Candle believes that sustainable packaging might cost more, but the benefits are bigger than they could’ve imagined as they are now part of the change for a better and cleaner world. A truly great investment to our earth and our home!
This is At Home with Lauren’s main brand as they provide you with elegant and state of the art kitchenware and vases that you can use to spice up your beautiful home. A little pop of color doesn’t hurt right?
Lauren Colmenar, owner of At Home with Lauren, also believes in the beauty of sustainability as their glass tea cups, plates, bowls, and vases are packed with utmost care and love for the earth using the MAGI Set. Together, we can bring love into our home and to our environment.
Purchase your own MAGI set by clicking on the button below and tell us your advocacy of switching to kinder packaging. Don’t forget to tag us @econesph!
Written by Dheyna Cristobal
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]]>With the Takakura Composting Method, organic waste is broken down by microorganisms that are cultivated from local materials. This method involves making a seed compost from fermented solutions and fermenting bed. Organic waste is mixed with the seed compost and left to degrade in a ventilated container or basket. Use this guide to get started in 5 easy steps.
Compost gradually releases nutrients into the soil, thereby improving the soil environment.
And there you have it! A DIY step-by-step process on how to compost at home.🌿 We actually composted our EcoNest Ph Cassava Biobags using the Takakura Composting Method! Check out the disintegration results here.
Leave a message or share your experience online on how your composting method went! Don’t forget to tag @econestph! We’d love to hear it.
Written by Inna Serafin, Illustration by Joanne Arnante
If you want to help out, here are some ideas from our wonderful partners that would be sure to delight our communities:
1. Show PWD artisans the true meaning of #walangiJUANan
Pre-order any of these stylish handcrafted items. They’re locally-made & sustainable, and you can have them painted with any design you want! All proceeds from the items sold here will be used to provide food to more than 60 PWD artisans and their families.
Partner up with Mesa Ni Misis and share some change to provide healthy and plant-based meals to our frontliners. Every peso you donate will definitely make a difference!
With Sisidlan Institute, you will be helping communities who are in need of our help the most. They have already reached out to 300 families and aren’t stopping yet!
RelievePH was created especially for the frontliners! You can show your support online or in-kind by following the details here or sending them a message directly on Instagram @relieve.ph !
Amazing individuals have stepped out of their way to give back to our frontliners and communities too! Chef JP Anglo of Sarsa and Mica Santayana of Tidily Ever After cooked up a number of delicious meals to show their gratitude, all while keeping it truly eco-friendly. If you’re interested in reaching out, why not keep mother Earth happy as well? Check out these biodegradable & compostable packaging items or leave us a message!
Even though we could not connect with anyone physically, social media has given us the opportunity to continue reaching out. During the quarantine, we have been overwhelmed by the tremendous efforts of like minded organizations, businesses, and individuals who partnered with us to simply try and help others. Together, we were able to thank our frontliners and provide necessities for communities in our own way. We are beyond grateful to have worked with all the people we met during this battle.
Together, let’s continue doing our part to help each other!
]]>To start the year, we are launching the EcoNest Philippines Sustainability Alliance! It’s a great way to remind all of us that we can save the planet if we all work as ONE. Together, we can make the world a better place, and why not start by refusing the use of TWO MILLION petroleum-based, single-use plastics? Share stories, encourage others to reduce their wastes and learn more about new technologies and alternatives within reach. Take action now and make the shift to a more eco-friendly lifestyle with us! Receive a Sustainability Alliance Pledge for Social Media use to let your customers know that you are one with protecting Mother Nature.
Through our alliance, we are partnering up with Project Curma for their Run Pawikan Run on February 8-9 in La Union. As we launch our pledge to save Earth from further plastic pollution, we invite everybody to take part either by joining the run or switching to eco-friendly packaging NOW! A portion of our proceeds will benefit the turtle hatchlings in La Union to Project Curma and the best part is, we’re creating a greener future for generations to come!
]]>These were the words going through my mind as we trekked Mt. Paliparan, Rizal last November 30 - Saturday. We had a breathtaking time with Love Education Philippines as we had our first ever outreach program for EcoNest Ph: Future Seeds.
Along with over forty other participants, we did our own little deed and planted native Narra trees. To keep it truly eco-friendly, we used our cassava biobags to hold each of the baby trees, so that they could later decompose into the soil without leaving any microplastics behind.
We then made our way to the school of the Damagat tribe and we got to meet their wonderful children. The very energetic, Teacher Inah of Love Education Philippines lead the interactive book-reading session of a great Filipino classic, Si Emang Engkantada at ang Tatlong Haragan by author Rene Villanueva. We laughed so much to the point that we forgot how tiring the 2-hour trek was! It was wonderful to see how tentative the kids were in learning how to take care of the environment - the more it made me realize how important it is to protect it!
The kids later wrote down their own oaths to Mother Nature and it was really heart-warming to know that children as young as five years old already had so many ideas on how they can take care of the environment themselves. They even made little Earth-heart crowns to represent the power they have in making an impact for our environment.
To end our time with the children, they were provided new school supplies packed in CommonThread Ph’s “This is a Cassava Bag” compostable biobags custom made by EcoNest Philippines. The opportunity to introduce new alternatives made from renewable resources to the Dumagat Tribe and our fellow attendees was a huge feat for the team as one of our main advocacies is to be able to spread the word to as many people as we can about these great solutions!
We were successful in planting seeds of good hope not just literally into the ground but also in the minds of our future eco-warriors who we are protecting this beautiful world for. It was such an amazing adventure and we are very thankful to everyone who made this day possible - Love Education Philippines, CommonThread Ph, Love and Light Co, Shangri-La Makati, DLSU-D's ECE and the rest of the awesome volunteers!
We can't wait until next time! Learn more about our activities by signing up for our newsletter! Support Love Education with every purchase of our Future Seeds Eco Kits! Do volunteer and visit their page!
Written by Danielle Quiwa
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Looking for environmental and sustainable gifts for your loved ones this Christmas? 🎄 Econest Philippines offers packaging made from plants
]]>Volunteer with us! Care to plant seeds and educate a child? 🌱 You can still sign up for our tree-planting program & eco tour! Check out https://bit.ly/plantfutureseeds & http://bit.ly/35LCbDk for details!
Proceeds of EcoNest Ph’s Future Seeds Eco Kits (Plantable Ballpoint Sets & Bamboo Cutlery Sets) will go to the wonderful activities initiated by @lovedvolunteers.ph as we encourage underserved children from select communities to learn about protecting Mother Nature while they practice their reading skills! ☺️ You may purchase the kits @TheNaturaleMarket BGC or order online @EcoNestPh! We also accept wholesale orders for the holidays! 🎄
Speaking of brighter days ahead, @oneloveandlightco is also bringing to you the Walk in Love Planner 2020, that also dedicates portions of its sales to LovEd PH ❤️ You may pre-order here: oneloveandlight.com ✨
]]>In a sachet economy like the Philippines, going plastic-free may not be an option for many. But one entrepreneur has found a solution. She has established a middle ground by creating a convenient and eco-friendly product packaging. Take a look at her story in this episode of Shoptalk.
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