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The US exported garbage to the Philippines disguised as ‘old cartons for repulping’

On Oct. 21, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) discovered a suspicious shipment at the Subic…

The 4 most creative methods to declutter your home

Home is where the heart is, so when it’s full of mess and clutter, it…

Another green gig: Don’t throw away your Tetra Paks, they’re “recyclable”

Ah, the Tetra Pak. It’s technically a brand of food packaging, but it has been…

Despite billion-peso budget, MMDA failed to improve garbage problem —solons, envi group

A total of P1.77 billion was used by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to…

After Manila’s diplomatic tantrum, Canada’s toxic trash leaves on May 30

With obvious pride, Foreign Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin announced on Twitter Monday night that containers…

Food for thought: This is what happens to food waste

When we were kids, we were already taught that hundreds and thousands of people eat…

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Metro Manila will be knee-deep in plastic within a year

Metro Manila is a dump. Anyone who’s ever been to the country’s capital knows this.…

This robot cleans inland waters one piece of trash at a time

Our creeks and rivers are overflowing with garbage, so much that you can barely see…

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South Korea’s taking back their garbage but Canada has yet to follow suit

Last July, the Philippines received about 6,500 tons or 51 containers of plastic waste from…

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Metro Manila’s garbage crisis has gotten worse this year

We saw for the past year how anti-plastic campaigns have been sprouting across different commercial…