Program to fight ocean plastic pollution launched in Paranaque
Ocean waste clean-up.(File photo) MANILA - The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) program grantee Communities Organized for Resource Allocation (CORA) Inc. has recently launched a plastic buying and exchange center to address ocean plastic pollution in Paranaque City. The Eco-Ikot Center serves as an inclusive and replicable waste collection and recycling system to help communities prevent solid waste from ending up in landfills. It supports and strengthens local government systems and infrastructure while ...