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Microplastics may enter foodchain through mosquitoes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 07:57 AM

PARIS, France - Mosquito larvae have been observed ingesting microplastics that can be passed up the food chain, researchers said Wednesday, potentially uncovering a new way that the polluting particles could damage the environment. Read more »

Thailand to ban imports of high-tech trash, plastic waste

Reuters
Posted at Aug 16 08:57 PM

Thailand will ban imports of 432 types of scrap electronics within six months, an environment ministry official said on Thursday, the latest country to respond to China's crackdown on imports of high-tech trash this year.   Read more »

France to make unrecycled plastic bottles more expensive

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 07:21 PM

France plans to make bottles produced with recycled plastic cheaper than bottles made from virgin plastic and will further tighten regulation on plastics use, a government minister said. Read more »

Plastic, food wrappers found inside dead whale shark in Davao

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 10:59 PM

A biologist and bone collector who performed a necropsy on a whale shark which washed ashore in Tagum City, Davao del Norte found several pieces of plastic in the marine creature's stomach.  Read more »

Starbucks to phase out plastic straws by 2020

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 10 07:16 AM

Global coffee giant Starbucks announced Monday it is to eliminate all plastic straws from its 28,000 stores by 2020, becoming the latest corporate giant to take steps to combat pollution from disposable plastic. Read more »

Business booming for plastic giants as change beckons

Simon Boehm, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 05:46 PM

It's the worst enemy of environmental campaigners, but people around the world use mountains of plastic every day and business is booming for manufacturers. Read more »

Business booming for plastic giants as change beckons

Simon Boehm, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 01:16 PM

It's the worst enemy of environmental campaigners, but people around the world use mountains of plastic every day and business is booming for manufacturers.  Read more »

Hundreds join walk for plastic reduction awareness in Bacolod

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 03:52 PM

Around 300 students, volunteers, and environmentalists in this city joined the campaign to reduce use of plastic to save marine life on Saturday. Read more »

Bill seeks nationwide ban on plastic straws, stirrers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 04:13 PM

Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a bill seeking a ban on single-use plastic straws and stirrers in the food service in a bid to reduce waste that end up in landfills and bodies of water.  Read more »

Pag-iwas sa paggamit ng single-use plastic, ipinanawagan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 03:39 AM

Sa paggunita ng International Plastic Bag Free Day ngayong Martes, muling nagpaalala ang environmental groups na umiwas sa paggamit ng mga single-use na plastic. Read more »

War on single-use plastics

Ecowaste Coalition/Handout
Updated as of Jul 02 04:20 PM

Members of the Ecowaste Coalition showcase different sizes of “bayong” (indigenous woven bags) during its campaign against use of single-use plastics at Manila Bay promenade on Monday. Read more »

War on plastic leaves manufacturers clutching at straws

Pierre Donadieu and Marie Heuclin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 08:11 AM

Under pressure from activists, the European Union, Britain, India and even fast food giants have all made some headway towards bringing the use of plastic straws to an end. Read more »

War on plastic leaves manufacturers clutching at straws

Pierre Donadieu and Marie Heuclin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 04:38 PM

For decades, plastic straws have been essential props for cocktail makers, smoothie lovers and fast food addicts. Read more »

China's plastic recyclers go abroad as import ban bites

David Stanway, Reuters
Posted at Jun 26 03:04 PM

In a smoke-filled plant about 50 miles northwest of Shanghai, masked workers feed sacks of plastic scrap into shuddering old machines that transform them into pellets used to make a range of manufactured goods. Read more »

EU Parliament to phase out plastic water bottles

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 08:55 AM

Strasbourg, France - The European Parliament has told its lawmakers and staff to set an example for EU citizens by no longer drinking water from plastic bottles by next year. Read more »

Thai turtle's plastic-filled stomach highlights ocean crisis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 12 06:55 AM

Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle in Thailand have highlighted the crisis of waste-strewn seas following the widely publicized death of a whale this month. Read more »

Polluted waters

George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 01:25 PM

A woman prepares food above polluted waters of Tondo, Manila on Tuesday. Read more »

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Pilipinas kabilang sa mga pinakanagkakalat ng plastik

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 11:17 PM

Napapabilang ang Pilipinas sa mga bansang pinakanagkakalat ng plastic sa karagatan, batay sa isang ulat pangkalikasan. Read more »

'Beat plastic pollution'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 06:58 PM

Wastepickers wash recovered plastics for recycling on a creek in Quezon City, Tuesday.  Read more »

Southeast Asia's plastic 'addiction' blights world's oceans

Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Juarawee Kittisilpa, Reuters
Posted at Jun 05 03:45 PM

Five Asian countries - China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam and Thailand - accounted for up to 60 percent of the plastic waste leaking into the ocean, according to a 2015 report by the environmental campaigner Ocean Conservancy and the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment. Read more »