Naga City in Cebu forges pact on solid waste management
July 31, 2011 - 12:00am
Naga City in Cebu province, in collaboration with two strategic partners, is poised to set the pace in solid waste management using a methodology that segregates biodegradable materials that are recycled into compost...
Nation
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QC warns residents: Unsegregated waste won't be collected
By Rhodina Villanueva | June 21, 2011 - 12:00am
The Quezon City government is warning residents that starting July 1, it will no longer collect garbage that is not properly segregated.
Metro
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CESET to start suing violators of garbage policy
By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | May 3, 2011 - 12:00am
The Cebu City Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Team will start filing charges this month against those who have been issued citation tickets for violating the Solid Waste Management Ordinance but refused to settle...
Cebu News
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Taytay bans use of plastic bags, non-biodegradable packaging
By Dennis Carcamo | April 28, 2011 - 12:49pm
The local government of Taytay in Rizal province will soon ban the use of plastic bags and other forms of non-biodegradable packaging.
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Some brgys still don't segregate their wastes
By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | April 3, 2011 - 12:00am
Some barangays continue to violate the newly-implemented “no segregation, no collection” policy of the Cebu City Hall even during the second day of the closure of the sanitary landfill in Barangay I...
Cebu News
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EDITORIAL - A looming environmental and health crisis
April 2, 2011 - 12:00am
Cebu City is in for an environmental and health disaster the scope of which it is sadly and hopelessly unprepared to cope with.
Freeman Opinion
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Landfill starts segregation policy
By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | April 2, 2011 - 12:00am
Nineteen garbage trucks from 15 barangays, two from the Department of Public Services and one from a private company were not allowed to enter the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill yesterday for violating the “no...
Cebu News
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No segregation, no collection: City foresees garbage woes
By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | March 30, 2011 - 12:00am
The first month of the implementation of the new garbage policy is the crucial period for Cebu City as the city is likely to have a lot of uncollected and unprocessed trash while still adjusting to the new syst...
Cebu News
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Eco togs

Eco togs

July 9, 2010 - 12:00am
We’re guessing you’ve never heard of environmentally friendly shoes.
Young Star
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Demand for eco-friendly plastics remain low
By Ehda Dagooc | December 31, 2009 - 12:00am
Despite the call for retail players to use biodegradable shopping bags to lessen the impact towards climate change, one of Cebu’s largest plastic manufacturers sees lesser demand for this particular produ...
Freeman Cebu Business
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