The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year

09/05/2024

The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also said more…

71kg of waste found in stray Indian cow’s stomach

03/04/2021

Indian vets have extracted 71 kilograms (156.5 pounds) of plastic, nails and other garbage from a pregnant cow, but both the animal and her baby died. The case has highlighted the country’s twin problems of pollution and…

Labella to meet brgy chiefs to discuss ways to stop dumping wastes in creeks, rivers

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/19/2019

CEBU CITY—Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is set to meet with barangay captains Tuesday, August 20, to discuss how to stop the dumping of wastes into the city’s creeks and rivers. On Saturday, August 17, the mayor,…

Plastic bag of hospital waste also found in Barangay Mactan

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hospital wastes, which have been found floating off the seas of four barangays in Lapu-Lapu City, have also been recovered at Barangay Mactan. This brings the number of barangays in Lapu-Lapu City to…

Go beyond conferences in cleaning waterways, environment officials told

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After the discovery of medical wastes floating on the seas off Lapu-lapu City, a religous environmentalist group is encouraging government officials to create concrete programs to clean the rivers and other waterways. Pusyon…

Commissary disposes wastes into river — Tom

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/23/2017

Rico’s Lechon did not only lack a business permit. The company was also found to have violated several other government regulatory requirements, the reason why their business was ordered closed. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the…

Wastes from Korea hazardous, says EMB

Dominic D. Yasay 02/17/2017

Start of hauling of plastics moved to today The Mandaue City government is calling on the importers of the shredded plastic wastes from South Korea, which were dumped in a lot in Barangay Tingub, to pull out…

Firm under probe for dumping wastes

Dominic D. Yasay 02/07/2017

The Mandaue City government ordered a halt in the dumping of solid wastes from private company in a 2,000-square meter private lot in Barangay Tingub, Mandaue City yesterday. Placido Jerusalem, acting Mandaue City Environment and Natural Resources…

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