Rappler's latest stories on solid waste management act
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
Morales: Congress, not Martires, should reassess Solid Waste Act
Martires recently recalled the suspension of 72 local executives, citing as reason the impracticality of the Solid Waste Act
After criticism, no more balloon releasing in next Mimaropa Festival
Mimaropa's top tourism official thanks EcoWaste Coalition for pointing out that releasing balloons is harmful to the environment
Eco group slams Mimaropa Festival's balloon releasing activity
'Releasing balloons into the air is no laughing matter, especially for marine animals who bear the brunt of this wasteful practice,' says zero waste campaigner Daniel Alejandre
DENR to local government: Be tough on trash violators for Undas
(UPDATED) ‘LGUs should not hesitate penalizing litterbugs by imposing fines or making them render community service,’ says Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu
Mother and son in viral video punished for littering in Caloocan
The Caloocan City government orders Maria Elena Paras and son Ian to pay a fine, do community service, and attend a seminar for violating the law
Martires recalls suspension of mayor, local execs charged under solid waste act
‘The law is economically not feasible to be implemented especially by 5th and 6th class municipalities,’ says the new Ombudsman
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
Makati's 2016 garbage hauling costs lowest since 2007 – COA
The drop in expenses is attributed to the local government s environmental programs according to the Commission on Audit
Davao City spent P151M due to lack of waste segregation – COA
Only 4 out of the city s 182 barangays maintain a materials recovery facility which is required under the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
Cagayan de Oro to close illegal dumpsite, open new landfill in April
The new landfill located in a 45 hectare property in Barangay Pagalungan is compliant with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
Waste-to-energy technologies in PH? 'Go zero waste instead'
President Rodrigo Duterte is considering the adoption of waste to energy facilities in the country But environmental scientist Jorge Emmanuel explains why this may not be a good idea
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
Cagayan de Oro officials asked to explain dumpsite violations
Current and previous city officials are accused of violating the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act over the Zayas dumpsite
Eastern Visayas office face complaints over open dumpsites
Letecia Maceda regional director of the Environmental Management Bureau says the mayors have 6 months to submit and implement their corrective action plans
Ombudsman to probe 600 local execs for illegal dump sites
The Environmental Management Bureau has identified and submitted the list of 350 LGUs with recurring and blatant violations of open dump sites to the Ombudsman
SC petition filed to shut down Payatas landfill
A group of concerned residents is seeking a Writ of Kalikasan against government officials for allowing the Payatas sanitary landfill to operate despite violations of environmental laws
Marikina food waste trucks turn trash into 'treasure'
The city has begun collecting food waste from restaurants turning them into fertilizer and saving on city garbage expenses
Reducing trash: Gingoog City's success story
Gingoog City officials and residents join hands and succeed in reducing their trash from 22 tons to 6 tons per day
Cagayan de Oro's old dumpsite to be rehabilitated
Four hectares of the dumpsite will be closed for rehabilitation as the city looks for a site for a new sanitary landfill – 9 years after the law requiring it took effect
Legarda vows to block waste incineration in the Senate
The promise comes at a time when lawmakers and government agencies are touting waste burning as the solution to unmanageable garbage in Philippine cities
What to make of Quezon City's supposedly 'green' policies?
Quezon City prides itself in being a green city but some of its policies especially those related to garbage management come across as half baked
To burn trash or not to? Debate in PH rages on
Government agencies who want to lift the ban on waste incineration cite the growing problem of garbage management Environmentalists say there is no need for an expensive and possibly harmful technology
Metro Manila spent P4.2B to get rid of 2013 garbage
Quezon City tops the list as its garbage hauling expenses near the P1 billion mark
Gov't to draft rules on waste-to-energy burning amid protests
The guidelines are being crafted despite provisions in two laws that prohibit waste incineration
QC gov't: Garbage law too difficult to implement
The city government says that space is a big problem and residents complain of bad odor sanitation and health problems
QC wastes P250M yearly with flawed garbage program
A centralized system of garbage management channels millions of pesos into private contractor pockets instead of communities and services
Garbage law impossible to implement? Look at San Fernando
The city in Pampanga is the only LGU strictly adhering to the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
Two cemeteries praised for 'Undas' solid waste management
Although there were improvements in cemetery garbage disposal this year littering was still rampant an environmentalist group says
