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Leading consumer product company steps up fight against plastic waste with a new grant opportunity

Unilever is stepping up its commitment to plastic sustainability in the Philippines by launching a grant opportunity to combat plastic waste. This is an initiative...

Revilla lauds DPWH plan on plastic waste on roads

SENATE Committee on Public Works chairperson Ramon Revilla, Jr. on Tuesday lauded the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on their new policy...

Coca Cola begins can and bottle recycling

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL­—After a successful launch in Bacolod, Coca-Cola Philippines and partners celebrated Earth Day by collecting 444.85 kilograms of PET bottles and cans between...

DENR launches program to address plastic wastes in mining sites

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) has launched a nationwide, long-term program meant to address the problem on...

New plastics order eyed to save Earth

A transformation of the global economy is urgently needed to curb existential threats to nature and humankind caused by plastics, according to experts meeting...

Syrians turn plastic waste into rugs to make a living

At a rubbish dump in northwest Syria, Mohammed Behlal rummages for plastic to be sold to recyclers and transformed into floor rugs and other...

Luminox cleans up La Union beaches, turns plastic waste into watches

Swiss watch brand Luminox successfully completed its coastal cleanup project, “Our World, Our Future”. One hundred and 15 sacks of plastic waste were recovered...

Villar urges SWMP to continue plans on PH solid waste

Senator Cynthia A. Villar said she is counting on the Solid Waste Management of the Philippines (SWMP) to continue doing its task of coming...

Republic Cement, Colgate-Palmolive Philippines renew partnership in the fight against plastic pollution

Norzagaray, Bulacan—Republic Cement, a leading construction solutions provider in the Philippines, and Colgate-Palmolive Philippines, a personal health and hygiene products company, renewed their partnership...

Coca-Cola expands PET bottle collection program

General Trias, Cavite—Doubling efforts to rid the environment of post-consumer plastic waste, Coca-Cola Philippines and Plastic Bank announced concerted efforts to double the haul...

Mondelēz International partners with Geocycle to collect 102,000 kilos of waste

Mondelēz International in the Philippines has collected 102,000 kilos of post-consumer plastic waste with partner Geocycle in the areas of Bulacan, Misamis Oriental, Davao...

Pollution beyond planet’s safe limit—study

Stockholm—The torrent of man-made chemical and plastic waste worldwide has massively exceeded limits safe for humanity or the planet, and production caps are urgently...

Pandemic driving surge in plastic bubble wrap waste

The pandemic-driven surge in online merchandise sales is generating a huge volume of new plastic waste every day, mainly from the widespread use of...

A future of ‘refillables’

In its efforts to reduce plastic waste, beauty and skincare brand Kiehl’s in July launched the Refillables program in the Philippines.  The Refillables program offers...
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