Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, June 6, reiterated her call for the government to come up with a solid waste management strategy to address the overwhelming volume of plastic wastes, which remains a major environmental problem for the Philippines. “A 2015 University of Georgia study revealed...
The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) is keen on helping all local government units (LGUs) in the country gain access to much-needed sanitary landfills (SLFs). DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda (Photo from Antiporda's office) "As a solution for LGUs that cannot put up their own...
Adidas x Parley Run Adidas x Parley Run for the Oceans is in its fourth year. Encouraging everyone to participate, the cause once again zeroes in helping end plastic waste for our planet. Starting today, May 28, to June 8, 2021, every kilometer run recorded on the running app...
Amid the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines is facing another looming concern on piling medical and plastic waste. In a statement, waste management firm Metro Clark Waste Management (MCWM) has called for improved waste management amid the country’s growing garbage problem. A...
The EcoWaste Coalition has underscored the need to separate waste materials contaminated by the new coronavirus from recyclable items as a way of protecting informal waste workers and recyclers from getting infected with the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Pawel Czerwinski/...
Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao has filed a bill to create a system by which the government and the private sector could work together in fighting involuntary hunger which has become more widespread because of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Senator Emmanuel “Manny”...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now investigating the alleged illegal discharge of wastewater from a ship at the Manila Bay, In a statement, the PCG said it is now working with the Marine Environmental Protection Group (MEPGRP) to check on the yellowish liquid discharge allegedly from the MV...
For Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, the biggest contributor to the country’s waste management problem isn't plastic; rather, it's the people who claim that they are allies of the environment, but actually aren't. "Our main problem here in the...
Taking inspiration from the Maginhawa community pantry, members of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in Antipolo City in Rizal have created their own version of community pantry with a greater cause of going zero-waste. The community pantry, dubbed as “Zero-Waste community pantry,” was packed with...
It is dubbed as the “plastic water bottle” of the pandemic. Those face masks, a “must” these days, are set to become the looming environment crisis that we would face. Though light as a feather (at least four grams each), millions of face masks are discarded each day, some even thrown on...
Embarking on a zero-waste lifestyle might mean going out of the comfort zone for some and thus requires a serious commitment. It seems intimidating at first but just like other meaningful journeys in life, it all starts with one brave leap. These local shops found on Instagram may just be the help...
In celebration of the first International Day of Awareness for Food Loss and Waste Reduction, Worldwide Fund For Nature (WWF) Philippines held a webinar entitled ‘Save Our Food, Save Our Planet’ to spread awareness in combating the rising issue on food waste by initiating change within our...
