SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga, Philippines — In an effort to “de-carbonize” the electric power generation industry in the Philippines, an international green energy company has opened a new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and Bio-Green System operations center here as part of its $1-billion energy project.

Alternative energy giant True Green Energy Group (TGEG) announced Thursday that it has successfully tested the material recycling facility, shedder and pelletizing machine in this city that can transform garbage collected from households and business establishments in the city into millions of dollars.

The said facilities will process raw garbage collected in the city that otherwise would pollute the air and poison the water table and turn it into biomass pellets that can be burned to produce electricity.

The company said that the pellets produced by the facility can be sold for approximately $165 for every ton produced by the landfill site in San Fernando. The project aims to clear the city of 300 to 1,000 tons of garbage per day.

“Pelletizing is a way to make use of raw garbage that would otherwise pollute the air and Poison the water table. Pellets like these replace fossil fuels, thus cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Pellets are easier to store because they are uniform in size and composition. They are much cleaner to handle than charcoal or coal, and produce less local air pollution,” it added.

“The pellets made from the inbound garbage at San Fernando will be sold in 18-kilogram bags, which will be filled using an overhead hopper and conveyor belt arrangement. The TGEG bags will be clearly labeled with the type of pellet, their grade (i.e., premium or standard), and their heat content. 1 ton of biomass pellets made by True Green Energy Group will be sold for approximately $165,” it said.

The landfill site in San Fernando is estimated to pelletize between 300 to 1,000 tons per day or P50,000 to P6.93 million per day.

Ronald Flynn, Founder and Chairman of TGEG said, “There is plenty of garbage on this planet; in fact there is so much garbage that many developed countries are trying to dump their garbage on the lands of lesser developed countries, at a fee of course. But does dumping garbage on other places solve the problem? On the contrary it spreads pollutions and diseases that have hurt planet earth and future generations.”

The Chief Executive Officer of TGEG, Renato W. Lee III said, “True green energy pellets burn like coal, but without the harmful side effects of carbon dioxide. With great technology such as this we can truly make a difference in the world and not only reduce the trash already out there but turn it into fuel and energy.”