A parish in the Philippines capital of Manila is constructing a church from recycled materials in the midst of the infamous Smokey Mountain shanty town in what the parish priest describes as the world’s first ever environmental church.
AsiaNews reports that the “Church of Hope” in the parish of the Resurrected Christ located in the Smokey Mountain dumpsite in Manila will turn waste into fertiliser and other useful materials, helping residents learn how to improve their living conditions.
Parish priest Fr Benigno Beltran said on Sunday that he hoped to celebrate the 2007 Christmas Novena in the new church, which will feature solar panels, a rain catchment system and waterless composting toilets.
He is also eyeing the use of coconut oil based diesel fuel for the church’s generators.
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