TP advances environmental stewardship with coastal cleanup
TP Philippines volunteers collect over 488 kilograms of solid waste during a coastal cleanup at the Las Piñas–Parañaque Wetland Park, supporting marine…
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MisOr town eyes biomedical waste facility
Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, is planning to establish a biomedical waste treatment facility at its eight-hectare sanitary landfill in Barangay San Martin to…
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Plastic welding, anyone?
Trained plastic welders can put up their own plastic repair shop in the community.
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Customs drive leads to Canadian trash Conviction
A Manila court has convicted the owner of Chronic Plastics for illegally importing prohibited plastic waste from Canada in 2013, in violation of Republic Act…
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WE’RE WASTING OUR WASTE
The Philippines knows how to recycle. Making it work is another matter. Norway is helping explore how.
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Viral bin
Communities in India are using CCTV and public announcements to stop illegal garbage dumping, while a content creator’s viral complaint about neighbors…
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Plastic waste for WiFi
The Eco-Connect tries to solve the plastic waste pollution in Antiao River while improving access to internet in the city.
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Imus bishop urges churches to ditch plastics, tarpaulins
Imus bishop calls on churches to embrace sustainability by ditching plastics and tarpaulins, promoting eco-friendly practices to protect the environment and…
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Phl, Norway explore cooperation on waste management
The Philippines and Norway are exploring cooperation on sustainable waste management, recycling and plastic recovery as a Philippine delegation studies…
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Social fintech a 2-in-1 solution to poverty and plastic pollution
Plastic Bank also provides waste pickers with food vouchers, accident and health insurance, school kits and tools of the trade.
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MMDA collects 27.6 tons recyclables
The MMDA collected 27,575.6 kilograms of recyclable materials from July to September 2026 through its “Recyclables Mo, Palit Grocery Ko” program, which lets…
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Davao eyes WTE plant by 2029
Davao City is targeting completion of a proposed waste-to-energy facility by 2028 or 2029, with an estimated 13-megawatt gross capacity and about 11 megawatts…
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U.K. EYES PHL NUKE PUSH
The Philippines and Britain are exploring civil nuclear energy cooperation, including radioactive waste management, as Manila targets 1,200 MW of nuclear…
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Advocates, industry leaders caution vs blanket plastic bans
Environmental advocates and food industry representatives called for stronger waste collection and recovery systems to address marine pollution, cautioning…
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Prime Waste Solutions backs environmental drives
Prime Waste Solutions recovered more than 3.2 metric tons of marine debris and planted 1,400 native tree seedlings in Luzon and the Visayas as part of its…
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SM expands waste diversion and circular economy ecosystem
In partnership with Friends of Hope, around 80,000 kilograms of consumer plastics have been diverted and processed since 2021.
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Waste in a time of want
The harvest was good. Yet only 57 sacks remained of the 84 post-harvest due to inadequate and ineffective infrastructure and poor logistics.
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