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Waste reduction

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Waste reduction.

  1. BOC seeks united action on e-waste

    BOC seeks united action on e-waste

    Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said the meeting seeks to promote transparency, strengthen inter-agency coordination, and ensure that all actions taken…

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  2. Advocates and leaders gathered at AMBAI Modern Tambayan in Quezon City on 25 June, to launch the Environment Task Force against Illegal E-Waste Imports to the Philippines. Holding posters to release evidences and signify call for banning illegal importation for electronic wastes in the Philippines include (from left to right) BAN Toxics Policy Development and Research Associate Winona Garcia, Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment National Coordinator Cathleen de Guzman, Break free From Plastic Project Coordinator for Corporate Accountability Miko Aliño, BAN Toxics Advocacy and Campaign Officer Thony Dizon, Kabataan Partylist Representative Atty. Renee Co, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GIAI) Asia Pacific Deputy Director for Campaigns Mayang Azurin, EcoWaste Coalition National Coordinator Aileen Lucero, Center for Environmental Concern PH Executive Director Mattie Balagat, and Central Luzon Environment Action Network official Francisco Dangla III. (PHOTOGRAPHED by Sean Magbanua for the Daily Tribune)

    Envi groups call for US e-waste shipments ban

    Environmental groups in the Philippines have launched the END E-WASTE IMPORTS task force to demand a ban on suspected illegal US e-waste shipments to Subic Bay…

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  4. ERC sets P9.30/kWh price tag for WTE push

    ERC sets P9.30/kWh price tag for WTE push

    The nearly P9.30/kWh rate reflects the high cost of developing and operating pioneer Waste-To-Energy facilities, including specialized combustion equipment,…

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