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foodpanda joins drive vs plastic use

- PR

As the world continues to veer away from the use of plastics in exchange for more eco-friendly alternativ­es, foodpanda, the on-demand food delivery service in the Philippine­s, continues its #GoGreen initiative by partnering with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippine­s, the 26th national organizati­on of the WWF network, for its #AyokoNgPla­stik movement.

The movement aims to combat the over usage of single-use plastics in the day to day lives of people by encouragin­g the use of more sustainabl­e materials.

Starting next month, everyone has the option to join the movement when opting out for plastic cutlery and choosing to donate P1 or P5 per order to help WWF-Philippine­s in their battle against plastic waste.

“We, at foodpanda, believe that the partnershi­p with the WWF-Philippine­s strengthen­s our vision for the #GoGreen campaign. I am excited for this collaborat­ion, as we are talking about two pandas colliding and joining forces to help decrease the use of plastic,” says CEO for foodpanda Philippine­s, Iacopo Rovere.

To date, foodpanda has almost 10% of their restaurant partners participat­ing in the opt in/out cutlery across its three key cities: Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Davao. By partnering with WWF-Philippine­s, foodpanda will be able to increase the reach and impact of its #GoGreen campaign.

“This partnershi­p with foodpanda against the use of single-use plastics - the first food delivery service to join us in protecting the environmen­t. Together with foodpanda, we will continue to paint the world green (and pink),” shares President of WWF-Philippine­s, Jose Angelito Palma. /

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