The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) is expecting more than 6.5 million Black Nazarene devotees to attend this year's procession, or Traslacion, in Manila on Thursday, Jan. 9.NCRPO director Brig. Gen. Anthony A. Aberin said they have already set up the security measures and deployed...
There is now more trash than people inhabiting our planet. We don't need statistics to warn us about the threat of excessive garbage production; we face its dire consequences daily through the polluted air we breathe, clogged waterways, and rising temperatures from its emissions. While...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, January 4, urged Filipinos to shun the use of single-use plastics and to be more practical in terms of waste disposal. Legarda made the call as the country observes Zero Waste Month, as she renews her call for the Philippines to re-assess...
In a startling projection for 2030, the Commission on Audit anticipates an annual solid waste production of a staggering 19.76 million metric tons in the country, posing a grave threat to the environment.From plastic waste to hazardous chemicals, the call to reduce, if not eliminate waste creation,...
Fiber internet provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has started deploying collection boxes for electronic waste in three business centers in Pampanga after launching #CountdownToZeroWaste campaign in its hometown, Angeles City.
Converge aims to fulfill its sustainability commitment to...
Food waste is a prevalent problem among urban communities, making it difficult for towns to achieve their zero waste targets. However, a county in California, United States, became a model in significantly reducing food waste produced in a bid to become a zero-waste community.
Feeding San Diego, a...
PH natural fibers can soon be a big source of sustainable materials for international brands
BEYOND PINEAPPLE FIBER Executives at Ananas Anam at a meeting with designers and resource peoplein Barcelona, Spain
Philippine pineapple fibers are fast becoming a source of substitute leather used...
As different campuses prepare for the upcoming Brigada Eskwela 2022, a waste and pollution watchdog has urged principals, teachers, parents, students, and community volunteers to ensure a chemical-free and zero waste conduct of the so-called annual "Bayanihan sa Paaralan".
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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...
One of the many trends that people have enjoyed and, at the same time, dreaded during the pandemic is decluttering. Most of us continue to accumulate more things as online shopping grows more popular, turning our homes into a cramped space.
This dilemma actively plays a factor as the Philippines...
Apo Island in Negros Oriental has been recognized as the first "zero-waste" ​island barangay in the country.
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia-Pacific regional coordinator Froilan Grate made the recognition Friday, September 17, and called the island's success as...
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...
