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Coca-Cola PH ramps up plastic bottle recycling efforts
Coca-Cola PH ramps up plastic bottle recycling efforts.....»»
EDITORIAL - State of emergency
What will it take to allow on-time release of plastic driver’s license cards in this country? Since the previous administration, there has been a backlog in the release of the plastic driver’s license cards, with motorists instead issued temporary paper licenses......»»
LTO declares ‘state of emergency’ on plastic driver’s license
The Land Transportation Office is under a “state of emergency” amid the shortage of plastic cards needed to print driver’s licenses......»»
CLOSAP: 3 Barangay Ibo employees fail drug test
CEBU CITY, Philippines—Three out of 88 employees of Barangay Ibo tested positive for drug use in a surprise drug test conducted on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. The drug test was carried out by the City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP). CLOSAP executive director Garry Lao reported that one garbage worker and two.....»»
Abra Mining investors turning up the heat on SEC and PSE to resolve unlisted shares issue
Shareholders of Abra Mining, together with stockbroker Victor Dominquez, are seeking a Congressional inquiry into “the alleged failure of the SEC and PSE to formalize charges against the executives of Abra Mining...” for their role AR’s sale of shares which were unlisted and unregistered during the “basura” (garbage) stock frenzy that heated up in late 2020 and overboiled in early 2021......»»
Envi group urges villages in Panigan-Tamugan Watershed to regulate tourism
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 January) – An environmental group here on Monday asked the two villages straddling the Panigan-Tamugan Watershed (PTW) to regulate tourist activities after visitors left a pile of garbage there since New Year’s Day. Mark Peñalver, Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) executive director, said that barangays should learn to strike […].....»»
Hope for litter-free Traslacion trashed
Manila’s Department of Public Service (DPS) reported collecting 468 metric tons of garbage, equivalent to 158 truckloads. .....»»
Waste workers’ health, welfare bill filed
Garbage collectors stand to benefit from a measure that aims to provide medical and financial assistance to waste workers......»»
Creating bigger problems
If you think that incinerating solid waste to produce energy would solve our garbage disposal and power supply problems, you better think again......»»
EDITORIAL - Cleaning up
Across the country, clean-up drives are conducted by different national and local government agencies, often during special days related to the environment, or after a powerful typhoon sends ashore tons of garbage......»»
Earth Hour 2024 Calls for Filipinos to Switch Off Lights and Switch Off Single-use Plastics
Filipinos can help in solving two of our planet’s biggest problems, biodiversity loss, and climate change, by doing their part in conserving energy and putting an end to the problem of plastic pollution. Earth Hour 2024, set on March 23, Saturday will once again bring together millions of people across the world so they can […].....»»
Doctors Warn of Link Between Chemicals in Plastic Food Containers and Preterm Births
Title: Study funded by NIH links phthalates to rise in preterm births; experts call for regulation Date: [Insert Date] Byline: [Insert Author Name] A groundbreaking.....»»
Celebrate and welcome the new year by starting these sustainable habits
The holidays have come and gone but as we loved giving and receiving gifts, we also cannot help but think about how much waste we’ve made during this time. When we shop for presents and wrap them, we use and dispose of shopping bags, gift wrappers, ribbons, tape, plastic, and gift cards in the process......»»
NEDA pushes phaseout of single-use plastic
The National Economic and Development Authority is pushing for the phaseout of single-use plastics and investments to improve waste management with the country’s total daily waste projected to rise to 194,138 metric tons by 2055......»»
D& L cements lead in plastic upcycling technologies
D&L Industries Inc. has cemented its position as the first and only company in the Philippines to offer technologies that bring new life into plastics that are considered as low value or non-recyclable, such as single-use plastics......»»
ASEAN urged to champion ambitious global plastics pact
Southeast Asia is severely impacted by plastic pollution, which poses threats to the environment and human health......»»
DENR to launch Earth Day, Every Day campaign
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is set to launch tomorrow its “Earth Day, Every Day” project in a bid to mobilize the younger generations in curbing plastic pollution in the country......»»
Quest Hotel and Conference Center Cebu highlights sustainability for its guests and the future
With a sustainability initiative dubbed as “Today and Beyond”, Quest Hotel together with its subsidiaries under its management company, Chroma Hospitality Inc., aims to protect the environment to secure a better future for its guests, properties, and communities around them. Sustainability Efforts General Manager, Mia Singson-Leon explained that they no longer have plastic straws, stirrers,.....»»
Research shows F& B companies committed to plastic reduction, prompted by consumer demand
Tetra Pak’s research examined F&B manufacturers’ attitude to sustainability, now and in five years’ time......»»
How Oil Prices Shape Your Daily Life
Ever thought about why crude oil prices matter? They seem like numbers on a screen, but they actually have an effect on what we pay for everyday necessities. Crude oil is what keeps the world going. It’s what fuels our cars, trucks, and planes, and it’s used to make items we use, from plastic to […].....»»