As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, Mondelēz International recently held a two-day workshop on marine litter with advocacy group Save Philippine Seas for the 27 public elementary schools in its home City of Parañaque. This initiative is central to the company's Southeast...
Donating waste to recycling facilities is one way to help the planet fight what appears to be an ongoing consumerism “plague,” but did you know it’s achievable to upcycle litter at home? Enter Upstyle, a recycling center and educational hub advocating for sustainable upcycling of...
Plastic typically falls in the non-recyclable category, especially if recycling facilities do not accept it due to material standards. But differ Rezbin, an Iloilo-based waste management company that recycles almost all types of plastic into furniture and fashion items. The company provides...
Save Philippine Seas and Coca-Cola PH's Reimagine Recycling initiative awarded five community-based programs with ₱500,000 in grant funding on Feb. 1, 2024, helping escalate eco-projects dedicated to championing a circular economy. In its fifth year, the initiative recognized the following...
Senator Cynthia Villar has renewed her call for the public to do their part in safeguarding the oceans and seas for the benefit of everyone who depend on the bounties of the seas. During the International Coastal Clean-up Day or ICC celebration at the Las Pinas-Paranaque Wetland...
Applications for 4th Reimagine Recycling now open Reimagine Recycling, an annual program that aims to scale plastic waste solutions and promote a circular economy, is calling on individuals and groups that currently implement community-based plastic waste solution programs to submit proposals that...
Mondelēz International has renewed its partnership with advocacy group Save Philippine Seas (SPS) for educational materials on waste management. Mondelēz International commits that by 2025, 100% of its packaging will be designed to be recycled. The company also aims to support net zero waste...
Save Philippine Seas and Mondelez Philippines partner for marine preservation through information and highlighting the importance of segregation and finding alternatives Plastics have gotten a bad reputation of late because of how they have proliferated in oceans and bodies of water. Advocacy group...
The advocacy group partners with Mondelez Philippines to spread the importance of plastic segregation and finding alternatives Plastic may have found its way in everything we use, one thing is for sure, it doesn't suit the ocean. Every year, countries produce million tons of plastic, 8 million of...
The Philippines is ranked as one of the major fish producers in the world. Based on the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), over a million Filipinos rely on the fishing industry as their livelihood. Knowing that fish is one of the biggest protein and income providers for...
Like most young people, Wowie Cai likes traveling and taking photos. But unlike most young people, he thrives with black water photography. When he first dived in 2014, he never imagined the impact of that first underwater adventure on his career. To be precise, that dive made him discover a new...
The underwater Eden that is the Verde Island Passage. Image by Marco Vincent Divers One of the most famous diving sites in the world is right here, close to Metro Manila. Yet very few Filipinos are aware of this major tourist attraction. Verde Island Passage, a 10-mile-wide strait that separates...
