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What others have taken for granted, others do find worth in it.<\/strong>  <\/strong><\/p>\nRecycle<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cCan you see the lights out in that field? I work there\u201d , my late grandmother Apung<\/em> Elena used to say every time we passed by that field while pointing quickly at the lights from a long distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Yes Apu<\/em>, they look like big balloons at night”. The lights can be seen from afar amidst the dark skies from the high-way in Balibago, specifically near the \u201csalakot\u201d (giant hat-like shed). I remember my grandmother was working at a “vaskeri” (laundry department) in one of the companies in Clark Air Base in the Philippines in the early 90’s. One day, she came home with a used, big, industrial washing machine from her workplace and it served us its purpose for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day, she came with a used, big, industrial washing machine from her workplace and it served us its purpose for many years.<\/strong><\/p>in memory of LOla Elena<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n

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Whitewares<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whitewares<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Today there are around 3,000 washing machines \u201chvidevarer\u201d that are being thrown away  in Denmark alone, both to the recycling stations and to the companies who take used domestic goods, according to Milj\u00f8styrelsen. I could imagine that these would be greatly appreciated in some developing countries like the Philippines. It takes a lot of resources to make a new one and some parts of whitewares have chemicals that are not good for the environment. We call them Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)<\/strong>. In general, these whitewares have a 5 to 10-year warranty on their main motor and still, some people would rather buy a new one instead of calling the service provider for repair (which in theory is free <\/strong>(inside of the warranty period and under standard circumstances) or at least should not cost you a lot of money).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had the opportunity to film our informal conversation about “how recycling of white wares” work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n