IN the hands of Toledo's United Farmers, Fishermen and Women Workers (TuffWow), plastic waste collected from the community and fly-ash byp-roducts from a nearby power plant are turning into reinforced bricks — now providing a steady source of income to many residents of Barangay Cabitoonan in Toledo City.

Initially launched as Project Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (Brick), the grassroots community enterprise has grown into a full blown EcoBrick Hub, producing eco-friendly and high-value bricks and pavers since 2022 in collaboration with Therma Visayas Incorporated (TVI), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp.