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With the commencement of the second segment of the BRS Conventions’ Triple Conference of Parties, BAN Toxics urges the Philippine government to fast-track

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has expressed support on the move to prohibit the export of hazardous waste and other trash from developed to developing countries. DENR Acting Secretary Jim O. Sampulna said the prohibition is stipulated in the Basel Ban Amendment which th

With the commencement of the second segment of the BRS Conventions’ Triple Conference of Parties, BAN Toxics urges the Philippine government to fast-track the

In line with the Philippines’ historic repatriation of the Canadian Waste, environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics urges the Philippine government to

In line with the Philippines’ historic repatriation of the Canadian Waste, environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics urges the Philippine government to expedite

Environmental health and justice groups on Thursday urged President Duterte to rush the ratification of the Basel Convention Ban Amendment that seeks to protect the Philippines from the dumping of hazardous waste by richer nations. Adopted by the parties to the Basel Convention in 1995 and which finally entered into…

Des Moines, Iowa — The votes have been cast and the bracket has been set. This year’s Iowa ‘Extreme 16’ was released today by Progress Iowa, listing the most extreme legislative proposals introduced during the 2021 session. The voter suppression bill dominated the competition as the worst bill, taking the top seed in a field with stiff competition to round out the ‘Extreme 16’ bracket. The voter suppression legislation was rushed during the pandemic by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Rep...

Waste clamp spurs effort on recycling By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-01-14 10:27 Chinas ban on imports forces rethink among countries in region on disposal With a Chinese ban on imports of solid waste having come in at the start of the year, countries in the region are stepping up their recycling efforts. Mageswari Sangaralingam, a research officer at the Consumers Association of Penang in Malaysia, said the Chinese move coincides with new...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. After what seemed like a distant obligation in May of 2019, and overshadowed by an increase in plastic usage while managing the virus in 2020, the plastics amendments decision to the Basel Convention will take effect in January 2021 (the Plastic Amendments). Unfortunately, it seems that the Plastic Amendments provide more questions than answers in how global markets will adjust to these prof...

SunStar + December 15, 2020 THE global waste trade, like any economic endeavor, is a numbers game, and unfortunately, those numbers are against the Philippines and other developing countries, which find themselves on the losing end of a billion-dollar industry. This game has always been skewed to be advantageous for Global North countries with the Global South paying a hefty price. Its not just money in the form of waste handling expenses, but consequences like environmental degrad...