Browsing by Subject "waste management"

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    • 14M tons of wastes litter ocean floor - study 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, October 26, 2021, on page B6)
      A boat’s crew casts a net into the seemingly clean waters off Japan’s Izu Peninsula, but not to catch fish — they are scooping up microplastics to learn more about the pollution’s impact on marine life. Tiny floating ...

    • Davao expands partnership with Japanese city to agri ventures 

      Padillo, Maya (BusinessWorld, December 7, 2017, on page S1/3)
      Davao and its Japanese sister city Kitakyushu will be exploring cooperation in agribusiness, particularly in cacao and eel farming, as an expansion of their current partnership in solid waste management and environmental ...

    • DENR adopts national plan of action for the reduction of marine litter 

      (The Manila Times, November 16, 2021, on page B9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has adopted a national plan of action for the reduction of marine litter (NPoA-ML) toward zero waste in Philippine waters by 2040. DENR Undersecretary for Policy, ...

    • Garbage facility said to discharge waste in Manila Bay ordered suspended 

      Lim, Janina C. (BusinessWorld, October 9, 2017, on page S1/11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the operations of a garbage transfer station in Tondo, Manila for allegedly allowing the discharge of prohibited solid waste materials into Manila ...

    • MMDA joins coastal cleanup day activities in Manila Bay 

      Zurbano, Joel (Manila Standard, September 17, 2023, on page A4)
      The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Saturday joined International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day activities in Manila Bay as part of its commitment to save the environment. MMDA general manager Procopio ...

    • Plastic pollution reaching PHL waters equivalent to 14 Titanics 

      (DailyGuardian, January 30, 2022, on page 1-11)
      “Marine litter is one of the fastest-growing environmental problems in the world and threatens biodiversity, ecosystems and livelihoods. In the Grieg Group, we have committed ourselves to be part of the solutions in restoring ...

    • Pujada Bay 

      Padillo, Maya M. (BusinessWorld, June 20, 2022, on page S1/12)
      Meanwhile, the Mati local government assured that it is continuously strengthening efforts to protect Pujada Bay, one of the three bays in the city included in the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Association (MBBWA) since 2020.

    • Summit addresses waste, sanitation challenges at LGU level 

      Villamente, Jing (Daily Tribune, February 4, 2024, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported over the weekend that more than 350 local government officials and stakeholders in waste management and water security from across the country vowed to provide ...