Dozens of people remain missing and four are dead following a landslide at a landfill site in the central Philippines that ...
Our thoughts are with those affected by this disaster. This incident is reminiscent of what happened in Payatas 25 years ago.
The Commission on Audit has found the Razon-run landfill to have inadequate drainage and stormwater management, infestations ...
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Strong solid waste policies proposed

SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday said the observance of Zero Waste Month underscores the urgent need for stronger policies ...
To address the long-standing garbage issue, the Cebu Provincial Government is now working to establish its first large-scale ...
The fatal collapse of a garbage landfill in Cebu has also exposed lax enforcement and poor waste management A deadly garbage ...
Movement for a Livable Cebu executive director Joel Lee says that while LGUs have made solid waste management plans, too many remain just blueprints without action ...
Vol. 25, No. 1, The Environment, Climate Change, and Natural Resources in Southeast Asia: Issues and Challenges (April 2008), pp. 70-84 (15 pages) Using a participatory approach, this study looks at ...
As the Philippines observes National Zero Waste Month this January, Senator Loren Legarda stood firm in her call for a stronger national resolve to confront the country’s mounting waste crisis, ...
The Manila city government’s decision to revise garbage collection fees for businesses—its first update in more than a decade ...
Quezon City, Philippines – The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCWM Project) concluded a three-day national workshop today, ...
Solid waste management is a major issue for cities across the world. According to the World Bank’s recent report, What a Waste 2.0, waste is forecasted to increase by 70% by 2050. Waste generation is ...