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How Davao faces its garbage concern

Some Davao hardware stores still selling spray with high levels of lead

(Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability – IDIS / MANILA BULLETIN) “The majority of masks are made of long-lasting plastic materials that, if discarded, will survive for decades to hundreds of years in the environment. As a result, they can have a variety of adverse effects on the environment and people,” the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) said in a statement Wednesday. The Panigan-Tamugan watershed will soon be the source of water under t...

Environmental groups push for disaster-resilient policies

SunStar File photo March 04, 2021 A DAVAO City councilor is urging her colleagues to hold in abeyance all the new applicants and renewal of permits for quarry operations but retain those that have existing permits to operate until the result of the study on Davaos river resources is already available. Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta, City Council committee chairperson on peace and public safety, said during an interview on the Kitakaran sa Konseho on Davao City Disaster Radio on March...

SunStar Revisiting solid waste segregation WASTE AT WATERSHEDS. IDIS staff conducts clean-up and waste audit at the wetlands at Sitio Gravahan, Matina and Brgy. Bucana, Davao City early February 2021. In this clean-up drive, almost seven sacks of assorted solid waste were collected. Most of the waste was plastic materials. (Photo by Idis) The Yellow Drum Project is an initiative by Davao Thermo BioTech Corp that uses technology to convert biodegradable waste into use...