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SWS: 7 out of 10 Filipinos OK with nationwide ban on single-use plastic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 07:40 PM

A survey showed that 71 percent of respondents want plastics banned at all times, while 10 percent said consumers who use plastics should pay extra. Read more »

Nearly 450 schools shut, as pollution chokes Bangkok

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 06:07 PM

Bangkok, the world's most visited city, saw levels of PM 2.5 particles at 78.3 pg/m3. A level above 35 is considered unhealthy, according to independent air quality monitor AirVisual. Read more »

Problema sa polusyon at matinding trapik sa Baguio, tututukan sa rehabilitasyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 02:13 AM

Kabilang sa mga problemang tututukan sa rehabilitasyon sa Baguio ay ang polusyon at matinding trapik.  Read more »

Parañaque City announces ban on single-use plastic starting June

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 02:55 PM

Following the lead of other cities in Metro Manila, Paranaque City is now banning single-use plastic in all commercial establishments in the area. Read more »

Rising homelessness to ageing population: Five challenges facing cities in 2020

Zoe Tabary, Reuters
Posted at Dec 31 10:23 AM

The world is seeing the biggest wave of urban growth in history with the United Nations expecting almost 70 percent of people globally to be living in urban areas by 2050, up from 56 percent today. Read more »

Oxygen bar to fake rain: 10 ways India tried to beat its 'airpocalypse'

Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 26 11:48 AM

India is home to 15 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world, with New Delhi named as the capital with the dirtiest air, according to IQ AirVisual, a Swiss-based group that gathers air-quality data globally, and Greenpeace. Read more »

Meatless burgers, hemp cocktails and pasta straws: 2019 eco-friendly food trends

Thin Lei Win, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 24 12:29 PM

From cockroach milk to beer made from waste water, a raft of eco-friendly food trends hit menus and supermarket shelves in 2019 vowing not to add to the world's carbon emissions. Read more »

Massive bushfires send Australia's clean and green reputation up in smoke

Colin Packham and Jill Gralow, Reuters
Posted at Dec 20 02:06 PM

Breathing masks are selling out in Sydney with the city enveloped in the smoke from bushfires sweeping across a large swath of Australia's east coast, damaging the country's clean and green reputation. Read more »

London street bans petrol, diesel cars

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 10:18 AM

Officials said Beech Street, which runs underneath the Brutalist designed Barbican Estate, would become Britain's first "24-7 zero emission street." Read more »

London street bans petrol, diesel cars

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 03:48 AM

Petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned from a street in central London in an innovative attempt to reduce pollution. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 13, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 12:14 PM

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

Waves of plastic

Litterboom Project via Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 02:56 PM

Trash follow waves at sea in Durban, South Africa on Thursday in this still image taken from video obtained from social media account of Litterboom Project.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 12, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 11:50 PM

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

Green group promotes 'Iwas-Paputoxic'

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 01:03 PM

Students of San Antonio Elementary School in Quezon City use noisemakers in promoting alternatives to fireworks and other pyrotechnics in welcoming the New Year, on Thursday. Read more »

House panel approves P20 tax on single use plastic bags

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 08:13 PM

By taxing single-use plastic bags, the measure aims to promote the use of environment-friendly alternatives, the bill's authors said.  Read more »

Air pollution tied to hospitalizations for wide range of illnesses

Lisa Rapaport, Reuters
Posted at Dec 11 04:04 AM

Older adults who are exposed to tiny particles in air pollution for just a day or two are more likely to be hospitalized for a wide variety of common health problems, a US study suggests. Read more »

OPINION: Life (and death) in plastic

Karim Raslan - Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Dec 10 12:57 AM

Like it or not, plastic is here to stay. Read more »

China drafts new rules to control rural plastic pollution

Reuters
Posted at Dec 06 12:18 PM

China will tighten regulations on the use of plastic film by farmers to boost crop yields, which has become a major source of soil contamination throughout northern and western regions, according to a draft policy document published on Friday. Read more »

Fund targeting Asia's plastic waste crisis launched

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 04 08:28 PM

An investment fund targeted at waste management and recycling projects in Asia was launched Wednesday by a Singapore-based capital fund management firm, backed by some of the world's biggest consumer products and chemical makers. Read more »

Pagdeklara ng climate emergency ipinanawagan ng mga environmental group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 03:21 AM

Nagsama-sama sa Maynila ang mga environmental group para makilahok sa Global Climate Strike. Read more »