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"Get Solutions to Beat Plastic Pollution," Says Ban Toxics

"Get Solutions to Beat Plastic Pollution," Says Ban Toxics

Environment watchdog group BAN Toxics held a symbolic “walk for creation” on June 5 to emphasize the urgency of people’s actions on plastic pollution in time for World Environment Day.

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Published at 2023-07-02 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Environment

Tags: Pollution, environment, plastic

Charted: the Global Plastic Waste Trade

Charted: the Global Plastic Waste Trade

Every year, nations worldwide produce around 350 million metric tons of plastic waste. This is equivalent to over 10 million fully loaded garbage trucks. Most of this plastic waste is either incinerated or sent to landfills, thus eventually polluting our air, land, and oceans. Only a fraction of this waste is recycled, and contrary to popular belief, just 2% is traded internationally.

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Published at 2023-03-12 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Environment

Tags: plastic, waste

How a Plastics Ban Turned Siquijor into a Zero-waste Island in the Philippines

How a Plastics Ban Turned Siquijor into a Zero-waste Island in the Philippines

Siquijor reduced its total waste following a 2018 decree that limited the use of plastics, and improved how to dispose of unwanted garbage

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Published at 2022-07-23 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Environment, Politics

Tags: Island, Siquijor, plastic, waste

Our Lockdown with Tao and the ‘Lost Boys’ of Palawan

Our Lockdown with Tao and the ‘Lost Boys’ of Palawan

When President Rodrigo Duterte announced the Covid-19 lockdown and enhanced community quarantines, our family was blessed to be in Palawan. From a remote island, we made our way to the Tao Philippines main basecamp. Tao is a community that is addressing all the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Published at 2020-06-16 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Culture, Travel

Tags: Bamboo, Education, Energy, Island, Island, Nature, Palawan, climate, environment, farming, fishing, forest, locals, plastic, women

Garbage Returned from Philippines to Be Incinerated Wednesday

Garbage Returned from Philippines to Be Incinerated Wednesday

Some 1,200 metric tons of plastic waste shipped back to Korea from the Philippines in January and 3,400 tons of waste stopped from illegally being exported are to be incinerated starting Wednesday.

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Published at 2019-04-22 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Environment, Legal, News and Events, Politics

Tags: plastic, waste

World Bank to Aid Philippines in Fight Against Plastic

World Bank to Aid Philippines in Fight Against Plastic

Amid the government's ongoing rehabilitation activities in Manila Bay and its tributaries, the World Bank is stepping in to help as well

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Published at 2019-04-04 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Environment, News and Events

Tags: Pollution, plastic, waste

4,000 Tons of Garbage Sitting on Songdo

4,000 Tons of Garbage Sitting on Songdo

An estimated 4,000 tons of garbage are sitting in Songdo International City, Incheon, pending lawsuits, after a separate case in which a container full of plastic waste was found to have been illegally exported to the Philippines.

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Published at 2019-01-10 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Environment, News and Events

Tags: Philippines, plastic, waste

Our Beaches Are Branded with Plastic Pollution

Our Beaches Are Branded with Plastic Pollution

With no shortage of plastic waste washing up on our shorelines, there’s a reason International Coastal Cleanup Day takes place year after year. September 16, 2017 marked its 31st event with nearly 12 million people volunteering their time to be part of a larger effort to protect the ocean.

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Published at 2018-03-12 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Environment

Tags: Beach, Pollution, plastic