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                    [Title] => Cement, flour sacks provide extra income for Iriga folk
                    [Summary] => Discarded cement and flour sacks are a source of money through recycling into an all-purpose handy basket of the rural women of Barangay San Agustin, Iriga City.


Way back in 1978, emptied  paper bags of cocoa and cement were made into bags of various sizes by four enterprising women tagged as the"originals." It was a brisk home business turning in additional income for families with 5-8 members. The "originals" taught other mothers how to recycle the paper bags into baskets.


                    [DatePublished] => 2006-01-01 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Ramon Ma. Epino
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Cement, flour sacks provide extra income for Iriga folk

By Ramon Ma. Epino | January 1, 2006 - 12:00am

Discarded cement and flour sacks are a source of money through recycling into an all-purpose handy basket of the rural women of Barangay San Agustin, Iriga City. Way back in 1978, emptied paper bags of cocoa and...

Agriculture