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Trash to Cashback: Basura pinapalitan ng points pambili ng pagkain sa QC

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 09:52 AM

MAYNILA - Inilunsad ng Quezon City ang Trash to Cashback program kung saan pwedeng kumita ang mga residente sa sarili nilang basura.   Read more »

DENR: PH generated 362,000 metric tons of waste in 2020, 4x higher vs 2019

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 07:55 PM

In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Environment Undersecretary Jonas Leones said the increase in waste during the pandemic is alarming, but still manageable.    Read more »

Mga taga-Metro Manila puwede nang ipagpalit ang basura para sa grocery

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 09:52 PM

Inilunsad ngayong Huwebes ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority ang isang proyekto kung saan maaaring ipagpalit ng mga residente ang kanilang mga basura para sa grocery items. Read more »

THROWBACK: The Philippines' plastic problem

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 08:39 AM

"Failon Ngayon" looks into the country's problem with the prevalence of single-use plastic. The program also investigates the implementation of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 and inquires about how the government plans to improve on it. Read more »

Basura pinapalitan ng ayuda sa Mandaluyong

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 08:45 PM

May katumbas na ayuda ang naiipong basura sa isang barangay sa Mandaluyong City. Read more »

'Wastong waste segregation sa mga ospital di nasusunod dahil sa takot sa COVID-19'

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 07:30 PM

Dumami umano ang mga plastic na itinuturing na infectious waste mula sa ilang mga ospital sa Metro Manila. Read more »

Nestlé Philippines, DENR ink deal to build materials recovery facility

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 12:23 PM

Nestlé Philippines on Friday signed a deal with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for its commitment to a waste-free future, which includes the building of a materials recovery facility (MRF) in Caloocan City.    Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 18, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 10:14 AM

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

MMDA launches Solid Waste Granulator and Brick-Making Facility in Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 03:15 PM

Workers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) segregate waste at the Vitas Pumping Station, Barangay 147, Tondo, Manila during the launching of the agency's first-ever Solid Waste Granulator and Brick-Making Facility on Thursday. Read more »

DENR to close 125 open dumpsites nationwide by March’s end

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 09:53 PM

Open dumpsites are not allowed under Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.   Read more »

Golf: Rory McIlroy commits to first Phoenix Open

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jan 26 10:38 AM

Rory McIlroy has committed to play in next month's Waste Management Phoenix Open for the first time. Read more »

TESDA opens online course on waste management

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 07:17 PM

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority said Tuesday it launched an online course on waste management to educate more Filipinos on the proper disposal and segregation of garbage. Read more »

Countdown begins to China’s total ban on imported waste

Guo Rui, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 28 02:15 PM

The move is part of a string of China's policies to tackle pollution and force the industry to improve processing. Read more »

Online system inilunsad para sa pagmonitor ng solid waste management ng mga LGU

Bettina Magsaysay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 08:07 AM

MAYNILA - Inilunsad ng Environmental Management Bureau ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources ang isang online monitoring system para mapaigting ang pagmomonitor sa mga lokal na pamahalaan kung sumusunod ba ang mga ito sa ipinatutupad na Solid Waste Management Law. Read more »

House panel pushes for effective management of electronic, biomedical waste

Bettina Magsaysay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 11:29 PM

MANILA - The House Committee on Ecology is pushing for effective management of hazardous and radioactive waste, which include electronic and biomedical waste. Read more »

How our hospitals are disposing the tons of trash caused by COVID treatments

ANCX
Updated as of May 14 01:45 PM

One group says there is no need to burn PPEs. PGH, for example, is using microwave technology to shrink the volume of hazardous waste. BY BAM V. ABELLON Read more »

QC residents inireklamo ang umano'y mabagal na paghahakot ng basura

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 09:32 PM

Nanatili lahat sa bahay ang buong pamilya kaya maraming naipong basura, ayon sa isang opisyal ng QC.    Read more »

QC enforces ban on single-use plastic in hotels, restos

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 08:48 PM

MANILA — The Quezon City government has started banning single-use plastic or disposable materials in hotels and restaurants. Read more »

DepEd launches 'Bantay-Magulang' waste management project in Taguig, Pateros

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 05:35 PM

MANILA - The Department of Education’s Taguig and Pateros division launched on Saturday a project where students are tasked to watch over their parents’ compliance with cleanliness measures, including garbage disposal, segregation and reduction. Read more »

Cut back on Christmas waste, says Environment chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 05:01 PM

The holidays are expected to bring in more waste from all the celebrations, Cimatu said in a statement.  Read more »