Tag: plastic pollution
Filipinos lead in supporting plastic production cuts, survey shows
As the negotiations near, the challenge lies in overcoming resistance from industries and certain nations against strict provisions
In Indonesia, mosques and churches take on the plastic challenge
A solutions-oriented story about how mosques and churches in Indonesia are stepping up to address the country's plastic waste problem
Manila’s Jesuit university bags awards for case studies on zero waste...
“Make the Case” is a new Asia-wide student competition that challenges students to identify where plastic reduction projects are working
Asian green activists call for ‘genuine solutions’ to combat plastic pollution
The call was made during a demonstration coinciding with the 7th International Marine Debris Conference in Busan, South Korea
Collecting trash earns young Frenchman in Indonesia ‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’
“The problem of plastic pollution is a huge one but if we have that dream, that conviction, and that passion, then things can happen”
The plastic that kills
There are many alternative materials to plastic that are safe and even better at wrapping and storing and cooking food
SPOTLIGHT: Philippine youths use recycled plastic to combat plastic pollution
For local youths of Odiongan, the battle against plastic waste pollution is "a mission"
Plastic threatens migratory species in Asia-Pacific: UN
Plastic particles have infiltrated even the most remote and seemingly-pristine regions of the planet
Philippine green groups welcome passage of bill on phaseout of single-use...
The Philippines' House of Representatives passed the “Single-Use Plastic Products Regulation Act” on July 28
Don’t throw plastic in the sea, Pope Francis reminds faithful on...
Estimates show that eight million tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, killing marine life and feeding into the human food chain