The number of solid waste disposal facilities and illegal dumpsites in the Philippines increased in 2024 as the country ...

Hazardous garbage produced in the Philippines in 2024 grew faster than the waste management system meant to handle it, making ...

So Beijing’s decision to halt shipments of two dozen types of solid waste, including certain plastics, paper and textiles, had drastic knock-on effects when it took effect on Jan. 1, 2018.

Second is improper waste disposal, still the main reason for the overwhelming amount of marine debris in the waters of the Philippines. Based on reports by WWF-Philippines, the country’s National ...

DAVAO CITY— A community based solid waste management project (PHINLA Phase 1) is seeing concrete results among resource collectors in the pilot barangays. PHINLA (Global Program to Scale UP ...

The Philippines expects its "Extended Producer Responsibility" (EPR) that came into force last year will help it curb plastic waste. The EPR law, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, imposes ...