Plastic pollution is causing irreparable damage to ecosystems, affecting human health, and contributing to the climate crisis. However, due to how ingrained plastics, especially single-use plastics, are into our economic activities, phasing them out will be an arduous challenge. This is evident as...
NEW DELHI, India -- India imposed a ban on many single-use plastics on Friday in a bid to tackle waste choking rivers and poisoning wildlife, but experts say it faces severe headwinds from unprepared manufacturers and consumers unwilling to pay more. A woman look for recyclable materials at a...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided P3 million worth of aid to MJ Printing Services, first local manufacturer of biodegradable plastics in Caraga Region. (Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the DOST-Caraga,...
Domestic downstream plastic products manufacturers have warned the government of dire repercussions should the petition for safeguard duty on imported raw materials High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Low Linear Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) is approved, stating this would affect 417 downstream...
Photo credit: http://www.philippineplastic.com/index.html Domestic plastics manufacturers are experiencing a shortage of plastic wastes for recycling due to huge gap in plastic circularity following strict campaigns against the use of plastic materials in the country. In a statement, the Philippine...
The domestic plastics industry has been alarmed by the passage in the Lower House of HB 9147 (Single-Use Plastic Products or SUPs Regulation Act) and HB 9171 (Plastic Tax Act), imposing P20 per kg. excise tax on plastic bag products, which seek to curb the plastic waste problem. Photo credit:...
The Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Ban Bill that was recently passed on third and final reading by the House of Representatives favors plastic producers more than anything else. Greenpeace Philippines campaigner Marian Ledesma (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) Thus, said Greenpeace Philippines campaigner...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda believes that part of the solution on the issue on single-use plastics or SUPs--considered a scourge by environmentalists--is to define the word "unnecessary" as it pertains to plastic products. DENR...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) together with partner-agencies and institutions committed Friday, July 30, to end the country’s dependence on single-use plastics by seeking better alternatives to these products while also promoting sustainable development, and economic viability....
Environment and toxics watchdog EcoWaste Coalition said that the issuance of the list of non-environmentally acceptable products and packaging or the NEAPP list should be among the most pressing concerns of the Duterte administration in its final year. (Photo from the EcoWaste Coalition) In a...
The Department of Science and Technology is expected to conduct a life cycle assessment of single-use plastics and their alternatives in the country. Assorted wastes were recovered during a river clean-up and brand audit at the Panigan-Tamugan Watershed in Baguio District, Davao City last September...
Hear it from some of the businesses that literally run on waste Where should plastics go? No matter how small it is, plastics are a huge problem. They pose a threat to marine life, consume large space in landfills, and don't decompose. While it is among the marks of human innovation, it is also the...
