HEALTHCARE waste generation in the Philippines is on the rise, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has reported. Recent analyses have revealed alarming trends in healthcare ...

Manila Integrated Environment Corp. (MIEC), a company majority owned by Phil. Ecology Systems Corp. (PHILECO), proposed to ...

Waste management program here has undergone positive changes in the past years, boosting the city's thrust to fully ...

The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCW Project) kicked off its five-year implementation with a national workshop on Friday, January 31, 2025, marking the end of its incep ...

Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia admits that it is still premature to call for a citywide enforcement of the waste segregation policy, adding that segregation is an ingrained behavior.

THE fight against plastic waste ramps up at the start of the year with the launch of two separate movements with similar goals and strategies last January. First, the National Plastic Action ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Extended Producer ... spends millions in the collection, segregation, and diversion of their waste. Their policies include segregated collection, diversion to waste ...

MANILA, Philippines — Miriam College’s (MC ... MC in the early 1990s introduced the Solid Waste Segregation Program to reinforce its campaign for what was then known as the 3R’s—reduce ...

SEGREGATE. San Jose de Buenavista Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office conducts orientation on the segregation of solid waste in this undated photo. Cris John Banusing, San Jose de ...

Though landfills in each municipality are not mandated and are simply an initiative of the LGUs, Castillo has called on the public to at least actively participate in waste segregation and disposal ...

Environmental advocates call for stronger implementation of RA 9003 during its 24th anniversary, highlighting the urgency of waste reduction and sustainable practices in the Philippines. (Photo from ...

A recent survey conducted by the HCW Project revealed varying levels of community awareness on healthcare waste management across three regions in the Philippines. The findings highlight the need for ...