Instead of using plastic bags, the Philippine Relief and Development Services Inc. (PHILRADS) will be making use of the traditional bayong in its relief packs. PHILRADS The group decided to shift to a more eco-friendly packaging so as not to further contribute to the growing number of plastic...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has slammed the study that branded Pasig River as the supposed top ocean plastic pollution-contributor among rivers in the world, likening it to a mere product of guesswork. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Sad to say, these are all...
Is the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) delaying the implementation of the ban on non-environmentally acceptable products (NEAP), which primarily targets single-use plastics? (Photo by Antoine Giret / Unsplash) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda gave a tough response Monday, June 28 to an environmental group's threats to sue the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) over its slow action on the implementation of a key law against plastic...
A study conducted on eggs has produced evidence that plastic waste disposal--including the export of plastic waste--can cause the contamination of the food chain. (Photo by Hybrid / Unsplash) Released by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) with the EcoWaste Coalition, the report...
The Department of Trade and Industry-Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) has reactivated its Technical Committee (TC 45) on Plastics and Plastic Products primarily in anticipation of House Bill No. 9147 mandating the DTI-BPS to develop and promulgate the appropriate Philippine National...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the country was just "staking our claim" after Filipino marine scientists found more "piles" of plastic trash in the West Philippine Sea . Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Malacañang) Locsin made the statement after a team of...
EDITORS DESK We do not exactly know when this horrible pandemic would end, but one thing is sure when you talk to scientists, environmentalists, and conservationists – there is a looming pandemic that concerns the environment. More than a year of wearing face shields, donning PPEs, having food...
Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX), the first global non-profit plastic offset program, recently partnered with Microsoft to develop a blockchain-protected credit registry. The revamped credit registry will ensure the public and relevant stakeholders that all transactions within the Exchange are secure,...
The EcoWaste Coalition gave Quiapo Church its due praise Thursday, June 17 for promptly taking down the plastic-made "banderitas" that adorned the side plaza of St. John the Baptist. Before and after. (Photos from the EcoWaste Coalition) It was only last Tuesday when the green group called out the...
Quiapo Church's use of "banderitas" made out of single-use plastic has rubbed an environmental group the wrong way. These trinkets made out of thin-film plastic have made the EcoWaste Coalition unhappy. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) EcoWaste Coalition has called out the Quiapo Church for...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda has acknowledged the delays in the banning of items on the non-environmentally acceptable products (NEAP) list, but insisted that authorities were "doing their best". DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda...
