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To tackle plastic scourge, Philippines makes companies pay

By Cecil Morella | November 1, 2024 - 9:10am

Long one of the world's top sources of ocean plastic, the Philippines is hoping new legislation requiring big companies...

Climate and Environment

Daming plastic na basura

By Gus Abelgas | September 25, 2024 - 12:00am

NOONG nakaraang Setyembre 20, ginawa ang ina­gurasyon ng World Cleanup Day and International Coastal Cleanup Day na pinangasiwaan ng United Nations Huma­n Settlements Program.

Punto Mo

Plastic is in the air

By POINT OF VIEW | By Eunille Santos | September 4, 2024 - 12:00am

Every breath we take, every move we make – plastic’s watching us. It might sound like a riff on a classic song, but it’s a terrifying reality. In today’s world, plastic pollution is no longer...

Opinion

EDITORYAL - Ipagbawal ang single-use plastic

June 16, 2024 - 12:00am

Parami nang parami ang nananawagan na ipagbawal na ang single-use plastic.

PSN Opinyon

Silliman prof warns plastic consumption to double in 2040

By Bella Cariaso | June 15, 2024 - 12:00am

An expert from Silliman University yesterday warned that plastic consumption in the world will double in 2040, citing an exponential...

Headlines

EDITORYAL - PHL No.1 sa basurang plastik

By Ian B. Melecio | June 14, 2024 - 12:00am

Ang plastic nga basura usa sa nag-unang polusyon sa kalibutan. Ang Pilipinas ikatulo sa tibuok kalibotan sa kontribyutor sa...

Banat Opinyon

Food and plastic

By FOOD FOR THOUGHT | By Chit U. Juan | June 1, 2024 - 12:00am

I wish I could choose a better title but I was really shocked when I found out about microplastics and how they have gotten into our food.

Opinion

Plastics pollution may be solved without production cap — Canada minister

April 27, 2024 - 11:56am

The world may solve plastic pollution without insisting on a cap on its production -- which environmental activists want but...

Climate and Environment

D&L cements lead in plastic upcycling technologies

By Richmond Mercurio | April 22, 2024 - 12:00am

D&L Industries Inc. has cemented its position as the first and only company in the Philippines to offer technologies that...

Business

95 percent of Pinoys back single-use plastic ban – Greenpeace

By Bella Cariaso | April 8, 2024 - 12:00am

Nine in 10 Filipinos support the ban on single-use plastic, according to environmental group Greenpeace Philippines.

Headlines