sachet, packaging, or products that are multilayered with other materials The list, the groups said, was drawn from the NSWMC Resolution No. 1363 (Series of 2020) on the unnecessary single-use plastics, the five Gyres Better-Alternatives-Now Global Ban Recommendation, Ocean Conservancy’s 2019 International Coastal Clean-up most common items found in the Philippines, 2020 Social Weather Survey Stations Survey, Break Free from Plastic Philippines Project 2020 Brand Audit Report, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 2020 Coastal Clean Up Data. Councilor Lalaine Marcos of Ormoc City, which implemented a week-long ban on single-use plastics, called on the Commission to expedite banning single-use plastics. Ramos, meanwhile, said the NEAPP list should be updated every year.
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 3 The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has given recognition to the agency s environmental partners for their valuable contributions to help carry out the closure of open dumpsites and to prevent the dumping of waste in Manila Bay.
Secretary Roy A. Cimatu handed over the awards and certificates of recognition to government agencies, a non-government organization, and a private company for their support to the strengthened solid waste management campaign of the DENR during the celebration of the 20th year of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 and culmination of Zero Waste Month on January 26.
Published February 1, 2021, 1:11 PM
Two environmental groups called on the government Monday to implement a “long overdue” policy that could help propel the country into a zero-waste and toxic-free circular economy.
The EcoWaste Coalition and Oceana Philippines asked the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) to release the list of non-environmentally acceptable products (NEAPs) for prohibition as required under Section 29 of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (R.A. 9003).
In a statement, the environmental groups said list has long been overdue and should have been released by the commission, a year after the R.A. No. 9003 took effect in 2001.
“After two decades, the NSWMC has yet to produce the list of NEAP for phase-out and eventual elimination,” said EcoWaste Coalition National Coordinator Aileen Lucero
Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco said it was high time for the government to consider the adoption of WTE technologies in the treatment and disposal of solid waste as many of the landfills in the country will soon be filled up. (Photo from House of Representatives of the Philippines)
BOAC, Marinduque, Jan. 29 (PIA) Marinduque Representative and Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco is urging the Senate to pass the bill allowing the use of waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies to help solve the country’s perennial garbage problem.
Velasco said it was high time for the government to consider the adoption of WTE technologies in the treatment and disposal of solid waste as many of the landfills in the country will soon be filled up.
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco
(Lord Allan Velasco’s Office / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Velasco said the adoption of WTE technologies in the treatment and disposal of solid waste is expected to provide solution to filling up of landfills in the country.
“The huge amount of waste that we produce threatens to overwhelm our landfills and create worse garbage disposal problems,” Velasco said.
He added: “Before this happens, we must now look for cleaner and more sustainable method to treat and dispose of solid waste, such as WTE.”
Last year, the House approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) 7829 or the proposed Waste Treatment Technology Act with close to 200 lawmakers, including Velasco, signing on as principal authors.