Rappler's latest stories on Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
COA to Laguna hospital: Fix waste storage and disposal
The Commission on Audit finds that the Laguna Medical Center violated the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 and the Health Care Waste Management Manual

The problem with plastics: stopping it 'at the source'
Brands need to give consumers options that encourage them to reuse, recycle, or return their plastic packaging instead of throwing them away after one use

Why can’t the Philippines solve its trash problem?
Seventeen years after its enactment, LGUs struggle to implement our solid waste management law

Ombudsman suspends Polangui mayor, 4 councilors
For operating an open dumpsite, the Ombudsman suspends Mayor Cherilie Mella-Sampal and 4 Sangguniang Bayan members for one year

DENR wants to shut down Payatas landfill by first quarter of 2017
Environment Secretary Gina Lopez says they will no longer allow dumpsites near bodies of water
