TURNING PLASTICS INTO GOODS. Residents in Bautista town, Pangasinan weigh their plastic waste to determine the amount of goods they will have in exchange. This is a project of the provincial government of Pangasinan called Kalinisan Karaban wherein plastic wastes are collected from residents in exchange for grocery items. (Photo courtesy of Province of Pangasinan) LINGAYEN, Pangasinan - The provincial government of Pangasinan has collected some 268,297 kilograms of plastic waste from January to December last year, which was replaced with goods through its "Kalinisan Karaban" project. In a phone interview on Monday, General Services Office chief Evan Gladish Domalanta said the groceries and other goods distributed to residents in the different parts of the province in exchange for their plastic wastes amounted to PHP5.4 million. "Amid the pandemic, we continued the program and collected plastic wastes through the Abig (heal) Pangasinan Kalinisan Karaban, which was held 93