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,...
PARIS, France -- The invasion of a remote Russian village by dozens of ravenous polar bears three years ago captured headlines around the world, with images of groups of animals gorging on rubbish in an open garbage dump. Scientists and conservationists warned Wednesday that it was just one of a...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) awarded Villar Sipag, the foundation built by the family of Senator Cynthia A. Villar, for its dedication, continuous support and esteemed contributions towards a cleaner, healthier and greener environment. The awarding ceremonies was held...
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...
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...
The Pasig City local government, the United Nations Development Program Philippines (UNDP-PH), and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Philippines signed on Thursday, June 23, an agreement on medical waste management program. Photo courtesy of Mayor Vico Sotto According to the...
Plastic is the inescapable material that wraps or makes up almost everything we buy—plastic utensils, balloons, shampoo bottles, even the packaging of our favorite chips. It’s highly likely that every single person has used a plastic bag, a plastic straw, plastic containers, and other forms of...
SAINT-URSANNE, Switzerland – Storing radioactive waste above ground is a risky business, but the Swiss think they have found the solution: burying spent nuclear fuel deep underground in clay. Olivier Moser of NAGRA (National cooperative society for the storage of radioactive waste) faces a...
Water is life. So, if water is life, then easy access to fresh water is a basic right that each and every person in this world must enjoy. The reality, however, is far from it. United Nations data revealed that 2.2 billion people in the world have no access to safe water. It is an alarming number...
More than 300 sacks of garbage were collected from a waterway in Barangay Ulingao, San Rafael, Bulacan, as part of the "Mabiyayang Kalikasan at Malinis na Kapaligiran" program of Gov. Daniel R. Fernando on Tuesday, March 1. The Bulacan Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) and the...
After this health pandemic, scientists have predicted that the world will face another one—the pandemic of waste. Last year, data revealed that the world produced 1.6 million tons of pandemic-related waste each day. Imagine the mountains of trash that may end up in landfills or waterways and...
As Valentine's Day draws near, environmental group EcoWaste Coalition (EWC) dissuaded political aspirants from hanging plastic tarpaulins with love greetings to cut down campaign-generated wastes. (Courtesy of EcoWaste Coalition) "Happy Valentine tarpaulins, especially during the campaign season,...
