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Cambodia probes Chinese firm over illegal waste imports

Prak Chan Thul, Reuters
Posted at Jul 21 08:23 AM

PHNOM PENH - Cambodia is investigating a locally-based Chinese firm for illegally importing around 1,600 tonnes of plastic waste from the United States and Canada, the Southeast Asian country's customs chief told Reuters on Friday.   Read more »

Amid pollution worries, Cynthia Villar wants single-use plastics banned

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 09:37 PM

Under the Single-Use Plastic Product Regulation Act of 2019, the manufacturing, importation, and use of single-use plastic products will be regulated.  Read more »

Samu't saring basura inanod sa Manila Bay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 07:41 AM

MAYNILA—Nagkalat na naman ang samu't saring basura sa gilid ng Manila Bay dulot ng nagdaang bagyong Falcon. Read more »

Cambodia says garbage shipment came from US, Canada

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 18 07:20 AM

PHNOM PENH - The Cambodian government said Wednesday that it has ascertained the origin of 1,600 tons of illegally imported plastic waste as being the United States and Canada. Read more »

TINGNAN: Bahagi ng Manila Bay tambak ng basura matapos umulan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 11:24 AM

Kasunod ng pagbuhos ng ulan magdamag, tambak ulit ng basura ang ilang parte ng Manila Bay sa Maynila nitong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Manila's makeover

Editorial cartoon by Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 05:25 PM

Kudos to Manila Manila Mayor Isko Moreno for his initial efforts in making the Philippines' capital city look young again. Read more »

Indonesia to send 210 tons of garbage back to Australia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 02:55 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia said Tuesday it would send more than 210 tons of garbage back to Australia, as Southeast Asian nations push back against serving as dumping grounds for foreign trash. Read more »

Bawal ang epal: Isko wants names of politicos removed from schools

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 02:05 PM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Tuesday ordered the removal of the names of politicians from public and private schools and hospitals in the capital.  Read more »

Isko open to waste to energy tech in solving garbage woes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 12:27 PM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is considering tapping waste to energy technology to help rid the city of garbage. Read more »

Indonesia to return 49 containers of waste to Europe, US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 10:27 PM

Dozens of shipping containers full of waste will be returned to France and other developed countries, Indonesia said Tuesday, as Southeast Asian nations increasingly reject serving as dumping grounds for international trash.   Read more »

PH-Canada close cooperation resolved trash row, envoy says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 11:26 PM

MANILA—Canadian Ambassador John Holmes on Monday credited close cooperation between the Philippine and Canadian governments in resolving the trash issue.  Read more »

Canadian trash once dumped in PH lands back in Vancouver

Alia Dharssi, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 30 03:11 AM

Canadian workers plan to burn the piles of garbage and convert it to power Metro Vancouver's electric grid, according to a report by Global News. Read more »

Canadian trash from PH set to arrive in Vancouver

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 12:16 AM

MANILA - After a month-long journey, the cargo vessel carrying shipping containers of Canada trash from the Philippines is set to arrive in Vancouver this weekend. Read more »

SoKor trash still stockpiled as return deadline nears

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 07:46 PM

Tons of trash that have to be returned in 5 days to South Korea are still lying around in a factory lot in Tagoloan. Read more »

Gowns na gawa sa recycled materials, bida sa Dapitan 'trashion show'

Dynah Diestro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 02:49 AM

DAPITAN CITY, Zamboanga del Norte—Ibinida sa isang trashion show competition ang mga gown at cocktail dress na gawa sa recyclable materials.   Read more »

SE Asia should ban imports of foreign trash, environmentalists say

Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 09:27 PM

BANGKOK - Environmental groups called on Tuesday for Southeast Asian countries to ban waste imports from developed countries to help tackle a plastic pollution crisis, as regional leaders prepare to meet this week in Bangkok. Read more »

Canada in talks with Malaysia about taking back plastic waste

Tyler Choi, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 06:53 AM

The government of Canada said on Monday it is in discussions with Malaysia about retrieving plastic waste that originated from Canada and is currently in Malaysia.  Read more »

Following PH’s lead, Indonesia ships back imported waste to North America

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 15 10:58 PM

Indonesia has returned 5 containers of rubbish to the United States, officials said Saturday, the latest Southeast Asian country to return imported waste. Read more »

PH, South Korea officials hold talks to iron out return of remaining trash

Angelo Andrade, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 06:16 PM

TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental – Filipino and South Korean officials are holding bilateral talks to discuss the return to South Korea of the remaining 5,000 metric tons of trash at the Mindanao Container Terminal. Read more »

Plastic straws and bags no more: Canada aims to clean up its act

Steve Scherer and Tyler Choi, Reuters
Posted at Jun 11 12:13 PM

Canada plans to ban some single-use plastics like straws, bags and cutlery by early 2021 to reduce non-recyclable waste and protect the world's oceans, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday. Read more »