CONDIMENTS manufacturer and distributor NutriAsia, Inc. has partnered up with nonprofit plastic offset program Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX) to achieve plastic neutrality for its entire Datu Puti product line.
Datu Puti was awarded a plastic neutrality certificate from PCX, according to a statement from a public relations firm on Monday.
Attaining plastic neutrality requires calculating the amount of plastic used in Datu Puti’s bottles, caps and pouches then diverting an equivalent amount of post-consumer plastic waste — with the help of PCX.
According to NutriAsia President and Chief Operating Officer Angie G. Flaminiano, the collected plastic waste will be transformed into an alternative source of fuel to be used in producing cement and other products.
“This is a more sustainable way of managing our plastic waste, contributing much help in making our country a cleaner, greener place to live in,” Ms. Flaminiano said.
NutriAsia’s Broad Culinary Marketing Group Head Mario Mendoza said the move puts Datu Puti in a “prime position” of being a catalyst and leader of positive change towards sustainability, while helping Filipino consumers adopt a more environment-friendly lifestyle.
Datu Puti is more known in the vinegar industry, but its product line has expanded to soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, barbeque marinade and adobo sauces. — Angelica Y. Yang
