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So where does the oceans' plastic waste come from?

By Boubacar Diallo | September 19, 2024 - 2:21pm

In the form of bottles, tires, packaging and piping, millions of tons of plastic waste are dumped every year in the world's...

Climate and Environment

Philippines deploys river rangers in battle against plastic

By Cecil Morella | May 28, 2024 - 1:50pm

The Philippines produces about 61,000 tons of trash every day, up to 24% of it plastic, figures from the environment department...

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High-stakes talks to end plastic pollution resume

May 25, 2023 - 12:59pm

Some 175 nations pledged last year to agree by 2024 a binding deal to end the pollution from largely fossil fuel-based plastics...

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No plastic, styrofoam in Cordova on Wednesdays, Saturdays

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | February 22, 2023 - 12:00am

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PCG enforces single-use plastic ban

By Robertzon Ramirez | September 20, 2022 - 12:00am

Starting next week, employees of the Philippine Coast Guard will be required to comply with a ban on single-use plastic as...

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Climate body welcomes new law for eco-friendly businesses

By Janvic Mateo | August 5, 2022 - 12:00am

The Climate Change Commission has welcomed the passage of the law mandating large enterprises to implement programs to reduce...

Headlines

Asia’s developing nations contribute most to global plastic waste

By Louise Maureen Simeon | June 7, 2022 - 12:00am

Developing economies in Asia are seen consuming and contributing most to global plastic waste in the decades to come.

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By Pepper Teehankee | January 13, 2022 - 12:00am

The Philippines is supposedly the third largest contributor to ocean plastic waste. This alarming crisis has brought the topic...

Newsmakers

From plastic waste to plushies: Payatas residents survive by recycling

By Geela Garcia | November 24, 2021 - 7:52pm

"This is a very clear example that it's the low-income communities, vulnerable communities that find ways to manage this waste,"...

Climate and Environment

The Interceptor, a solution to the world's plastic crisis?

By Patrick Lee | January 22, 2020 - 9:00am

Scooping waste from a Malaysian river to stop it reaching the sea, a solar-powered barge named the "Interceptor" is the latest...

News Videos