Filipino consumers use enough sachets each year to bury the entirety of Metropolitan Manila under a foot of plastic.

Officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday lauded the Government of the Republic of Korea's probe of a Korean exporter, and the decision to have the tons of ...

HEALTHCARE waste generation in the Philippines is on the rise, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has reported. Recent analyses have revealed alarming trends in healthcare ...

Manila Integrated Environment Corp. (MIEC), a company majority owned by Phil. Ecology Systems Corp. (PHILECO), proposed to ...

On the 24th anniversary of RA 9003, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, BAN Toxics called for a comprehensive review ...

The Philippines is among the top waste generators ... according to the National Solid Waste Management Commission. Local administrations in villages and barangays, or neighborhoods, are tasked ...

Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Tuesday said the city’s garbage generation has dropped by at least 50 tons per day as more ...

BAN Toxics, an environmental justice group, has called for a comprehensive review and stricter implementation of Republic Act (RA) 9003, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, on its 24th ...

Students bring used plastic sachets from home, a firm collects them, and turns the waste into plastic armchairs – one for every 18 kilograms of sachets ...

WATER PHILIPPINES, the leading international water supply, sanitation, industrial wastewater treatment, and purification event, is set to take place from ...

The Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCW Project) kicked off its five-year implementation with a national ...

A recent survey conducted by the HCW Project revealed varying levels of community awareness on healthcare waste management across three regions in the Philippines. The findings highlight the need for ...