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Bato to PDEA: Probe handlers of tipsters asking for drugs

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 01:55 PM

Dela Rosa urged the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency to investigate an alleged scheme of recycling seized narcotics as reward for rogue informants. Read more »

'Circular economy' pushed by environmental groups

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 09:35 PM

Environmental groups want the country to shift to a circular economy model wherein waste and other products are recycled to lessen plastic usage. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 26, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 12:00 AM

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

'Trash for cash' initiative in Tatalon, QC

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 04:01 PM

Residents bring their recyclable trash at the Tagupo Basketball court in Barangay Tatalon in Quezon City on Thursday. Read more »

Flash mob takes over QC mall to celebrate zero-waste month

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 08:05 AM

An estimated 100 people, including mall goers, joined in the activity that lasted for nearly 10 minutes. This was organized by the Mother Earth Foundation. Read more »

Tips para makatipid sa pagbabalot ng regalo sa Pasko

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 08 12:13 AM

Uso ngayon ang repurposing, recycling. Menos-gastos dahil puhunan lang ang pagiging malikhain. Read more »

Shop upcycled gifts to spread hope and cheer this Holiday Season

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Dec 06 01:16 PM

Why not make room for meaningful gifts that can change lives and keep on giving beyond the holidays? Read more »

Plastics recycling offers 'endless' possibilities: firm

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 10:49 AM

There is 'endless possibility' in terms of products that recycled plastic could yield, Envirotech CEO Winchester Lemen said. Read more »

Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace study

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 24 01:57 PM

Plastic recycling rates are declining even as production shoots up, according to a Greenpeace USA report out Monday that blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as 'fiction.' Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 19, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 11:27 PM

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

Used bottles turned into Christmas lanterns

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 03:56 PM

Reynaldo Magkilat, 69, works on a handcrafted Christmas lantern made of used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles which he sells for P30 each, in front of a school in Quezon City on Wednesday. Read more »

5.3 billion cell phones to become waste in 2022: report

Luca Matteucci, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 03:06 AM

Defunct cell phones are just the tip of the 44.48-million-ton iceberg of global electronic waste generated annually that isn't recycled. Read more »

LOOK: Mall chain addresses water scarcity in PH

SM Prime
Posted at Aug 25 04:29 PM

As people become more responsible in using environmental resources, it will also help reduce the impacts of a looming water crisis in the country. Read more »

Engineering students gumawa ng face mask recycling device

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 04:45 PM

Isang grupo ng mga estudyante sa Camarines Norte State College ang nakagawa ng isang aparato na puwedeng mag-recycle ng mga nagamit nang face mask. Read more »

7-Eleven eyes expansion in fintech, welcomes 'lockdown'

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 09:31 PM

Philippine Seven Corp said the company will be announcing something soon and that the convenience store operator has a role to play in financial inclusion. Read more »

Campaign tarps ginawang collage, bags, eco-bricks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 08:33 PM

Imbes na itapon, ginawang kapaki-pakinabang ng ilang malikhaing Pinoy ang mga election paraphernalia. Read more »

Trash endgame: Can recycling solve PH's plastic woes?

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 08:16 AM

An environment group said top-plastic producing firms must change their business models instead of diverting the attention to recycling plastics. Initiatives like plastic upcycling can be considered as 'false solutions.' Read more »

Advocates, experts raise concerns vs plastic upcycling as pollution crisis lingers

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 02:00 PM

As recyclers look above and beyond to solve plastic pollution, scientists and advocates warn of a threat lurking from within: the potential health risks that their upcycling process have to humans, and its possible impact to the environment in the long-term. Read more »

Philippines upcycles its way out of its plastic pollution crisis

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 04:12 PM

Philippine recycling firms have stepped up to address the waste problem, transforming plastic trash into furniture and construction materials, while the country finds sustainable ways to solve plastic pollution at its source. Read more »

EU needs to recycle more to hit green energy goals: report

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 25 02:27 PM

Europe must act fast to secure supplies of crucial metals required for a green energy transition and its best bet is to recycle, a report said Monday. Read more »