The importance of efficient solid waste management system was underscored by waste management experts from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) during a two-day
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DENR urges companies to register EPR programs for plastic packaging waste
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is calling on enterprises to register their respective extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs following the issuance of
CAAP initiates creek declogging with Zambo International Airport
[caption id="attachment_35477" align="aligncenter" width="1170"] The team holding a meeting before the activity (JERRY S. TAN)[/caption] An inter-agency collaborative effort for a de-clogging activity at the
Ayala’s health and logistics arms partner for responsible medical waste management
MANILA – AC Health’s hospitals and clinics group, Healthway Philippines, Inc., and its pharmaceutical importation and distribution arms, IE Medica and MedEthix, entered into a
Ayala-led logistics group ramps up sustainable waste management across the country
MANILA -- Waste & Resource Management, Inc. (WARM) and Integrated Waste Management, Inc. (IWMI) are on a mission to ramp up sustainable waste management in
EcoWaste Coalition Campaigns for Chemical Ingredient Disclosure
(Group pushes for consumer access to chemicals in product information) 13 March 2023, Quezon City. In celebration of the World Consumer Rights Day on March
New Study Exposes Hidden Toxic Plastic Waste Trade
Contrary to current estimates, new research suggests that there is twice as much plastic waste exported to non-OECD countries Plastics are a mixture of fossil
EcoWaste Coalition Backs Global Green Fund to Address Toxic Chemical Crisis
28 February 2023, Quezon City. The environmental health and justice watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has added its voice to the call to create a Global
BAN Toxics warns the public against vape waste, a nascent e-waste stream
Vaping use has been rising in the Philippines, particularly among teens. With the law allowing the use of vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products for 18-year-olds
CCC co-organizes Organics Fair to push zero waste and low-carbon solutions
QUEZON CITY, 10 February 2023 – The Climate Change Commission PH (CCC) co-organized the Organics Fair and the 3R (Refill, Reuse, Repair) Revolution Program to