WASTE MANAGEMENT GAPS. The Philippines requires 42,000 barangays and villages to set up their own materials recovery facility and door-to-door collection of segregated waste. ... informal waste ...

Proving Zero Waste Works—even in Islands 08 June 2025  Island communities face extra challenges in waste management, but the success of ...

Isla Verde in Batangas City, Apo Island and Siquijor — show that zero waste can be adapted to address local needs.

Prime Integrated Waste Solutions (PWS), a subsidiary of Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc., emphasized Friday the critical ...

MANILA, Philippines — When it comes to proper segregation of waste, every small action counts. This is what leading integrated property developer SM Prime Holdings Inc. aims to promote through ...

The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, also known as Republic Act 9003, was passed into law as a solution to the Philippines’ waste management issue.

MANILA, Philippines — Groups have pushed for the inclusion of waste segregation and use of environment-friendly products to be part of the curriculum of the Department of Education (DepEd).

CEBU, Philippines – Barangay officials in Cebu City have been asked to submit reports to the city council on the status of the implementation of the waste segregation policy in their territorial ...

Under the Philippines’ Republic Act No. 9003, otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Act, responsibility of ESWM is lodged with LGUs. According to Paje, more than a decade ...

Enterprising informal waste workers provide an affordable solution for communities in the Philippines that struggle with basic waste segregation, studies show. But they are exposed to health and ...