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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