{"id":7761,"date":"2025-05-06T06:16:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T06:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/?p=7761"},"modified":"2025-05-06T06:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T06:16:24","slug":"bladex-and-the-panama-canal-an-alliance-transforming-plastic-waste-into-progress-for-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/bladex-and-the-panama-canal-an-alliance-transforming-plastic-waste-into-progress-for-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Bladex and the Panama Canal: An Alliance Transforming Plastic Waste into Progress for Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <iframe title=\"Bladex y el Canal de Panam\u00e1: un puente de pl\u00e1stico reciclado que transforma comunidades\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hc5Fz5kOI34?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nWhat was once considered waste is now a symbol of hope. Thanks to the joint efforts of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex), the Panama Canal, and the Botellas de Amor Foundation, a new pedestrian bridge has been inaugurated in the Watershed of the Panama Canal, built from over 3 tons of recycled plastic. <a href=\"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/asia\/?rkey=20250505CL79475&#038;filter=19522\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What was once considered waste is now a symbol of hope. Thanks to the joint efforts of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. 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