UN: Philippines, Southeast Asian countries need tougher anti-plastic policies Patpicha Tanakasempipat, ReutersPosted at Nov 13 10:29 PM Southeast Asian countries, among the world's worst ocean polluters, need tougher regulations for plastic packaging to curb leakage, a report said on Wednesday. Read more »
Mga ilegal na dumpsite sa Pampanga ipinasara ng DENR ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 13 12:00 AM Ipinasara ng DENR ang ilang ilegal na dumpsite at material recovery facilities sa Pampanga. Read more »
PH households generate 40,000 tons of waste daily ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 10 06:08 PM Philippine households generate about 40,000 tons of waste per day, a volume that fill up to 100 Olympic-sized swimming pools every single day. Read more »
BP to test technology to recycle plastic bottles again and again ReutersPosted at Oct 24 10:18 PM Only around 60 percent of PET used for bottles is recovered, with the vast majority recycled only once before being either buried in landfills or burnt as the current recycling process leaves a lot of impurities. Read more »
From paradise to perdition: Tale of a sanitary landfill in Bulacan gone wrong Gerry Lirio, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Oct 18 04:30 PM When it rains, trash from an 18.8-hectare landfill in Bulacan flows and mixes with the flowing Istrabiyal River. Now, residents want it closed. Read more »
Recycling not enough: Groups call for waste prevention amid global plastics crisis Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Oct 13 06:59 PM Activists and advocates from around the world renewed their call for waste prevention, underscoring a global plastics crisis polluting the world’s communities and oceans with non-biodegradable trash. Read more »
PAL says in-flight meals free from African swine fever ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Oct 08 03:32 PM Food wastes from PAL flights are collected and fermented for use as feeds for worm culture and compost, the flag carrier said in a statement. Read more »
Are 'biodegradable plastics' environment-friendly? Think again, warns group Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Oct 08 06:25 AM MANILA—From recyclable plastic to bioplastics made from plants, new packaging solutions have been promoted by companies amid a new generation of consumers concerned about sustainability. Read more »
CDO to improve Batangas facilities following cease and desist order ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Oct 02 08:14 PM Food processing company CDO Foodsphere Inc. on Wednesday said it will comply with the directives of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 30, 2019 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 30 11:29 PM Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »
Hope floats Maria Tan, AFPPosted at Sep 30 01:14 PM A man wades through floating trash and water lilies at the Estero de Vitas in Manila, to collect plastic and recyclable materials, on Sunday. Read more »
Manila Water to spend P115-billion for waste water projects ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 19 11:24 AM Manila Water Co on Thursday said it would spend a total of P115 billion for its planned waste water projects in its concession area. Read more »
Cambodia ships plastic waste back to US, Canada Kyodo NewsPosted at Sep 17 07:39 AM PHNOM PENH - The Cambodian government said Monday that 1,592 tons of illegally imported plastic waste found in July have been shipped back to the United States and Canada. Read more »
Grocery 'happy hour' aims to help fight food waste David Segal, The New York TimesPosted at Sep 09 08:46 AM Food that is nearly unsellable goes on sale at every one of S-market’s 900 stores in Finland, with prices that are already reduced by 30 percent slashed to 60 percent off at exactly 9 p.m. Read more »
Indonesia sends back hundreds of shipping containers full of waste Agence France-PressePosted at Sep 04 05:02 PM JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia has sent hundreds of garbage-filled shipping containers back to their countries of origin, according to the customs agency, as the Southeast Asian nation pushes back against becoming a dumping ground for foreign trash. Read more »
Slave to sachets: How poverty worsens plastics crisis in the Philippines Karen Lema, ReutersUpdated as of Sep 03 08:55 PM In Manila's slum areas which are inaccessible to garbage trucks, sachets and other waste are thrown in estuaries or dumped on the street, and end up clogging drains and waterways. Read more »
Viable alternatives sought amid looming ban on 'single-use' plastics Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 31 06:08 AM A blanket ban on single-use plastics could be more problematic than helpful in solving the chronic trash problem of the Philippines, the head of the Philippine Plastics Industry Association (PPIA) has said. Read more »
Majayjay mounts slow, failing battle vs. sludge from hog farms Philippine Center for Investigative JournalismPosted at Aug 31 06:04 AM In April 2018, the Sangguniang Bayan of the small town of Majayjay in Laguna took action against indiscriminate dumping of waste into its rivers. Read more »
In clash of pigs, jobs, and pesos, rivers, bays turn dirty, decay, die Philippine Center for Investigative JournalismUpdated as of Aug 30 06:29 PM Filipinos have become more and more carnivorous. Read more »
Return to sender: Malaysia seeks origin of tons of plastic waste Agence France-PressePosted at Aug 30 07:24 AM Malaysia wants to return almost 200 shipping containers believed to contain plastic waste, officials said Thursday, but first they need to work out where they came from. Read more »