Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are encouraged to start preparing for the requirements of Republic Act No. 11898 or the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) even if the law will implement compliance on small businesses five years from now yet. Bonar Laureto, director for climate and...
Plastic pollution has been a problem since the ’60s when scientists discovered that plastic products have been accumulating in natural environments, especially in the oceans. Confronting the problem has been a challenge for government leaders, businesses, and scientists. To successfully end the...
The enactment of the Republic Act (RA) 11898 or the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act of 2022, which seeks to make companies responsible for their plastic packaging, was lauded by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)....
Less plastic, more savings Puregold continues to strengthen its sustainability strategy by incorporating eco-friendly practices in key aspects of its business. Two of the foremost goals of this strategy are minimizing pollution and protecting water resources. “Puregold’s intent is to be a...
EDITORS DESK Environment writers have been calling out the attention of authorities and our country’s leaders to look into the plastic pollution crisis that is now happening. This is an inevitable outcome of a long pandemic that relied on plastics, especially single-use plastics, to protect us...
In a day, how many times does an average consumer use a product that comes from a sachet or a plastic wrapper? Food, beverage, cookies, cooking ingredients, shampoo, liquid soap come in sachets. Numerous personal items are packaged in plastic –razor, hair brush, cosmetics, hygiene care products,...
A project called “shoot for a cause”, which aims to collect plastic bottles, was launched in Barangay 113, Pasay City, on Wednesday, July 27. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano lauded Chariman Irma Sunlayan for placing a basketball ring with big net in the barangay, where residents can place used...
The Extended Producers’ Responsibility (EPR) Act has already lapsed into law, Senator Cynthia Villar reported. During the plenary session Tuesday, July 26, Villar, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Climate Change, said the EPR Law would now mandate large...
Photo from ABAKA’s Facebook page Plastic and styrofoam materials for packaging of merchandise will soon be banned in the Art Capital of the Country starting August 1. The office of Mayor Jeri Mae Calderon said Municipal Ordinance No. 11-618 which is scheduled to be implemented next month...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar has expressed hope that the Circular Explorer would preserve Philippine natural resources and save the environment from further degradation. The Circular Explorer is a solar-powered recycling catamaran to promote sustainable practices and commitment to a circular economy...
The Department of Finance (DOF) would support the imposition of a tax on single-use plastic packaging to combat pollution. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that a single-use plastic packaging tax is “worth considering” by the Marcos administration to help address the challenges of the...
It's part of a company's effort to become plastic-neutral DEEP DIVE CLEANING In effort to save the marine life from plastic wastes, Nestle PH conducted a clean-up dive activity It is non-negotiable that we use and produce plastic day by day. Especially in this generation where people produced...
