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Gov't urged to act on 'neglect' of PH plastics crisis

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 03:55 PM

'The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act has faced more than two decades of neglect by the NSWMC, compounding the burgeoning plastic crisis in the Philippines,' a statement from Oceana read. Read more »

'Plastic waste on Pag-asa Island shores came from nearby countries'

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 09:36 AM

Sixty percent of plastic garbage found on the shores of Pag-asa Island is not from the local community, a UP Marine Science Institute study showed. Read more »

Bahay na gawa sa basurang plastic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 08:21 PM

Isang grupo ang nakaisip ng paraan para gawing building material ang mga basurang gawa sa plastic. Read more »

In major ocean polluter PH, group turns plastic waste into planks

Adrian Portugal, Reuters
Posted at Oct 25 02:26 PM

A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country's worsening plastic waste crisis by turning bottles, single-use sachets and snack food wrappers into building materials. Read more »

Environmental group to public: Compost, cut landfill waste

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:50 PM

Environmental group Mother Earth Foundation is encouraging the public to try composting their kitchen waste. Read more »

DENR inatasang maglatag ng programa ukol sa medical waste

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:45 PM

Ayon sa DENR, may mga inilabas nang guidelines ang ahensiya patungkol dito. Read more »

USAID launches livelihood training for women in NCR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 07:21 PM

USAID said the program, with a fund of P75 million, will give beneficiaries business opportunities through mentorship and financing. Read more »

Medical waste beyond PH disposal capacity: DENR

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 06:23 PM

The Philippines' current medical excess is beyond the country's existing capacity for waste disposal, a DENR official said Monday. Read more »

China opens first plant that will turn nuclear waste into glass

Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Sep 13 11:36 AM

China opened its first plant to turn radioactive waste into glass. The plant in Guangyuan in the southwestern province of Sichuan will be able to process several hundred cubic meters of high level radioactive liquid waste each year, according to state media reports. Read more »

Greenpeace asks online stores to cut down plastics use

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 06:02 PM

'What we have right now is a perfect storm, incoming holidays, and the persistence of the pandemic and of course the burden that these events produce in our planet in terms of packaging waste.' Read more »

Basurang nahahakot sa mga ospital 5 beses ang idinami

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 06:49 PM

Maliban sa pagsugpo sa COVID-19, dagdag-problema rin sa mga ospital at local government unit ang basura. Read more »

10 things to teach children about climate change

First Gen
Updated as of Sep 08 04:14 PM

Protecting the environment is not only the burden of one generation but of every living being on Earth. Start teaching your kids how to be good stewards of the planet and contribute to the mitigation against climate change together. Read more »

COVID-19 waste now becoming a burden to hospitals, LGUs

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 04:32 PM

More than 630,000 metric tons of medical waste from Philippine hospitals were collected in the first half of the year alone. Read more »

5 big ways to start a greener home

First Gen
Posted at Aug 27 11:19 AM

Living an eco-friendly lifestyle is no longer just a trend or a buzzword, it is something everyone on the planet needs to do to ensure a safe and healthy world for the next generation. Read more »

DENR: '100 percent' of Philippine dumpsites shut down

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 01:16 AM

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Thursday said his department has shut down all of the Philippines' dumpsites. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 29, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:02 PM

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

Fishing near the trash trap

Mores Heramis, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 03:03 PM

A man attempts to catch fish adjacent to a trash trap at a waterway going to Manila Bay along Diokno Boulevard in Paranaque City on Thursday. Read more »

Olympics: Games organizers admit to wasting about 4,000 boxes of food

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 29 12:21 PM

Tokyo Games organizers on Wednesday admitted to throwing away approximately 4,000 of the 10,000 pre-ordered bento boxes full of food that was to be fed to volunteers on the day of the opening ceremony. Read more »

Tone-toneladang basura narekober sa pagbaha sa Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 08:16 PM

Pikon na si MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos sa walang habas na pagtatapon ng basura, lalo na sa mga daluyan ng tubig. Read more »

Basura isa rin sa mga nagsanhi ng baha sa Metro Manila: MMDA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 09:06 PM

Bukod sa pag-ulan, ang di umano wastong pagtatapon ng basura ay isa sa mga sanhi ng pagbaha sa Metro Manila.  Read more »