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Social cost of 2019's plastic more than GDP of India

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 10:50 AM

The pollution, emissions and clean-up costs of plastic produced in 2019 alone could be $3.7 trillion, according to WWF. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 22, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:05 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Picking up plastic litter

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 02:58 PM

A woman collects plastic waste washed up near their temporary shelter along the shores of Manila bay in Pasay City on Thursday. Read more »

'One less straw at a time': McDonald's Philippines says strawless lids now used in select stores

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 04:19 PM

McDonald's Philippines on Friday said it is testing the use of strawless lids for its cold drinks in select stores in a bid to reduce wastes by minimizing the need for straws. Read more »

Philippines contributes to over one-third of world's ocean plastic waste - study

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 09:38 PM

The Philippines has contributed to a third of the plastic wastes that ended up in the world's oceans, with the Pasig River identified as the top plastic pollution source, a study has revealed. Read more »

Global plastics production falls for first time since 2008

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 05:40 PM

PARIS - Global plastics production declined in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, only the third time since World War II that output has fallen, an industry body said Thursday. Read more »

Face masks add to sea pollution at popular Batangas dive site

Peter Blaza, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 07 10:03 PM

BAUAN - The coronavirus pandemic is adding a new unwelcome element to sea pollution off the town of Bauan, a popular dive site in the Philippines' Batangas province. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 26, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:22 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Reusable bags for Sampaloc community pantry

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 12:59 PM

Members of Earth Island Institute Philippines give out recyclable eco-bags to pantry beneficiaries, in exchange for single-use plastic bags during the launching of the #WalangPlastikan campaign in a community pantry in Matimyas Street in Sampaloc on Wednesday.  Read more »

Environmental advocates concerned over global waste trade

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 09:21 PM

Environmental advocates in Asia on Wednesday expressed concern on the status of global waste trade in the region, saying bad practices are still being observed despite the introduction of some reforms. Read more »

Plastic straw at stirrers, ipagbabawal na

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 03:20 AM

Inaprubahan na ang pagsama sa listahan ng non-environmentally acceptable products (NEAP) ang plastic softdrinks, straw, at plastic stirrers. Read more »

The face-mask seat: a S. Korean student's attempt to recycle during COVID-19

Minwoo Park, Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 02:08 PM

"Plastic is recyclable, so why don't we recycle face masks, which are made of plastic?" Read more »

14 million tons of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 12:41 PM

The quantity of the tiny pollutants was 25 times greater than previous localized studies had shown, the agency said, calling it the first global estimate of sea-floor microplastics. Read more »

Plastic pandemic: COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream

Joe Brock, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 02:37 AM

Already 164 million sachets are used every day in the Philippines, according to the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, an NGO. That's nearly 60 billion a year. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 8, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 05:58 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

MMDA leads Manila Bay cleanup

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 04:02 PM

Workers from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) clean up trash and debris that washed up along the shores of the Manila Bay on Tuesday. Read more »

Mga sachet, plastic bag maaaring ibenta sa 'Aling Tindera' collection points

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 03:37 PM

Sa ilalim ng programang "Aling Tindera," maaari nang ibenta ang mga sachet at plastic bag na karaniwang hindi tinatanggap sa mga junkshop. Read more »

Groups call for phase-out of plastic sachets in 3 years

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 06:26 PM

While companies have made efforts to stop using plastic packaging, government regulation would be more effective rather than relying on voluntary commitments. Read more »

PLDT bans single-use plastics in all offices

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 03:23 PM

PLDT said it started implementing a program called "Power Over Plastic" that prohibits a variety of items from being brought inside more than 200 establishments of PLDT Inc. and its subsidiaries.  Read more »

Supreme Court bans single-use plastics in its offices

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 03:49 PM

The Supreme Court banned Monday single-use plastics in its offices in a bid to support sustainability. Read more »