PTIC-Berlin’s Special Trade Representative Nicanor S. Bautista and PE-Berlin’s Minister Counselor Mary Luck Hicarte met with Mr. Joel Tasche, founder and CEO of CleanHub GmbH (www.cleanhub.com) on Wednesday, 15 June 2022 to discuss the company’s interest to invest in the creation of a public-private entity that will aim to put up the first ever collection and recycling mechanism for single-use plastics in the Philippines in partnership with an LGU and a local waste management firm.  Soft, single-plastic products to date are not being recycled in the country unlike aluminum, glass bottles, paper and hard plastics. The development of this facility and the supporting public-private partnership are envisioned to fill in the gap in the national waste management program. Mr. Tasche was accompanied during the meeting by Mr. Maximilian Hoffman, secretary-general of Germany’s Foreign Council on Economic Relations. ♦

Date of Release: 17 June 2022