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

The Sangguniang Panlungsod approved on Thursday the updated 10-year Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Plan (2017-2026) to prepare for the transition to an integrated solid waste management ...

The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) bill lapsed into law in the in July 2022, requiring big companies to recover a portion of their plastic packaging waste ...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) — Citing the importance of proper waste segregation, the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-10 ...

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

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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 ...

At the same time, the Philippines’ solid waste management strategies continue to rely heavily on landfills despite their environmental and health drawbacks. Both Greenpeace and EcoWaste ...

Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia admits that it is still premature to call for a citywide enforcement of the waste ...

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

The Philippines ... waste generators in Southeast Asia, with 18.05 million tons of garbage in 2020 that is projected to reach 23.61 million tons in 2025, according to the National Solid Waste ...