Can plastic waste be turned into comfortable homes? In Pasig City, the local government is preparing to replicate a prototype project that uses durable boards made from recycled plastic waste to build temporary housing for informal settler families (ISFs). The housing prototype was formally...
Plastic wastes were found scattered on the shoreline of Sabangan Beach in Binmaley, Pangasinan on Sunday. A concerned citizen, Dulce, reported their presence online and raised concern over their possible impact on the coastal environment and marine ecosystem. Dulce emphasized the importance of...
Ahead of the Santo Niño feast on Sunday, Jan. 18, the EcoWaste Coalition appealed to parish and barangay officials in Pandacan and Tondo to discourage the use of single-use plastic banderitas, citing their role in aggravating Manila’s solid waste problem. The group said that based on its latest...
Addressing plastic pollution requires not only regulation and advocacy, but credible technology, President Marcos said. During the opening ceremony of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International High-Level Forum on Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC...
The Manila City government met with officials from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday, Aug. 19, to discuss ongoing efforts and initiatives in relation to the Rejuvenating Pasig River for a Livable Manila (REPALM) Project, a joint project between ADB and the Department of Public Works and...
The Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) just ended a five-day gathering in Nice, France of scientists, heads of state, conservationists, and business leaders to answer one question: can humanity still save the ocean — and in turn, itself? “The ocean is facing an unprecedented crisis...
Big businesses were asked in 2022 to take accountability for their plastic packaging. Those with P100 million or more in assets were tasked to gradually recover 80 percent of their plastic product footprint by 2028. Over 2,000 companies are obliged to do that. Three years have passed and, alas,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has institutionalized the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle waste in asphalt mixtures as a standard for national road construction to enhance pavement durability and promote sustainable infrastructure. This follows the...
Mondelēz International in the Philippines has been a prominent name in the snacking industry for over 60 years, offering beloved brands like Oreo, Tang, Toblerone, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Eden Cheese, and Cheez Whiz. Recently, Mondelēz International announced a significant milestone in its...
Extreme weather events battered developing countries this year despite their small contribution to climate change. The Philippines faced six successive storms in just a month which were intensified by climate crisis, the World Weather Attribution said. Top climate polluters still haven’t...
As part of its broader strategy to reduce the use of virgin plastics and improve solutions for difficult-to-recycle flexible packaging, such as sachets, Unilever launched a new grant for enterprises that address plastic waste in the Philippines. In partnership with USAID and Ernst and Young...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bago City government has launched a community-based waste-to-cash program to boost its environmental protection and preservation efforts. City officials headed by Vice Mayor Ramon Torres and representatives of partner-organizations led the launching of the project in Barangays...
