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The local government units of Tarangnan, Samar, and Carigara, Leyte are encouraging their respective residents to participate in a program to collect solid waste and have these exchanged for food items. In Tarangnan town, Mayor Arnel Tan said that residents are entitled to 2 kilograms of rice and several canned goods for every kilo of shredded […]
With solid waste produced by Philippine cities expected to increase by 165 percent to 77,776 tons by 2025, Senator Dick Gordon expressed support for a proposed measure that seeks to establish a national energy policy and regulatory framework for facilities utilizing waste-to-energy technologies. During the interpellation after the sponsorship of Senate Bill No, 1789 or […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III has supported the call of President Rodrigo Duterte for Canada to take back the garbage it had shipped to the Philippines years back. “No country (no matter how poor) should be treated as a dumping ground of the waste of rich countries. Bawal yan even under international law (That is forbidden […]