Garbage and glamor
Recycled
materials and accessories will be worn in an upcoming fashion show designed to
showcase the Ilonggo talent and creativity in making useful things out of
garbage.
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| Garbage plastic bag turned into black dress. Photo source: Sofashion.com |
The
fashion event “Glamour in Trash” facilitated by the General Services Office
(GSO) of the City Government and sponsored by Love Our Own Brethren (LOOB),
Inc. is one of the activities in line with the celebration of the city’s 77th
Charter Day anniversary in August.
“Recycling
is highly encouraged in the city, especially for enterprising individuals who
can literally make money out of garbage; it’s environment-friendly and gives
income to less fortunate Ilonggos,” Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog said.
According
to Engr. Raul Gallo, assistant general services officer, 16 Japanese models,
together with local ones, will grace the catwalk in Robinsons Place on August
24.
They
will wear accessories made from recycled materials done by members of the Uswag
Calajunan Livelihood Association (UCLA).
UCLA
is the organization of waste-pickers living around the waste disposal facility
in Brgy. Calajunan, Mandurriao district.
Some
of their products are bags from paper and doy packs (used in the packaging of
juices and beverages), accessories and jewelries, vases, and paper briquettes,
among others.
Their
products even reach the Japanese market through LOOB, Inc., a Filipino-Japanese
non-government organization founded by the Loot couple from Mandurriao who are
supportive of the projects of UCLA. (Lucy Montealto-Sinay/Iloilo City PIO)
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