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...
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,...
The Senate, voting 22-0-0 on Monday, January 31 passed on third and final reading a bill that would mandate large companies to adopt and implement policies for the proper management of plastic packaging wastes. Senate Bill (SB) 2425 seeks to institutionalize the Extended Producer Responsibility...
Food and snack company Mondelez Philippines has committed to collect and divert more plastic waste in 2022 as part of its sustainability efforts. In a statement, Mondelez Philippines said it aims to collect more plastic waste next year. This, after the company was able to collect and divert a total...
The Senate is set to begin plenary debates on the bill which would institutionalize the practice of extended producers responsibility (EPR) on their plastic packaging waste. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) Before the upper chamber adjourned sessions for a monthlong break Wednesday night, September...
Our addiction to plastics is hurting our climate and our chances of survival. You’ve probably heard news or read reports citing the Philippines as one of the world’s top plastic-polluting countries due to our tremendous plastic consumption yet paltry plastic waste management efforts, with a...
From redesigning product packaging, developing sustainable lifestyle program for employees to community programs, they covered it all PLASTIC NEUTRALITY According to Nestle, they already accomplished one of their goals by being a plastic neutral company The Philippines is undeniably a beautiful...
While the world is slowly taking small steps to reduce plastic consumption, it becomes more and more evident how global plastic pollution has alarming effects on humans, wildlife, and the environment. Plastics lose their material value after one use, which is why it is important to find more...
Limiting the production of plastic and not mechanical or chemical recycling is the true solution to the swelling problem of plastic waste pollution in the environment, including the world’s oceans. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) This could be gleaned as the main takeaway from the new report...
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...
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...