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Study links chemicals in plastic to cardiovascular deaths

Paris, France—Daily exposure to chemicals used for many plastic household items, could be linked to more than 356,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease worldwide in 2018,...

QC bans plastic wastes in city hall, gov’t-run establishments

The Quezon City Government will prohibit disposables and single-use plastic (SUPs) bags, packaging, and cutlery within the Quezon City Hall compound and city government-run...

Greenpeace, other environment groups call for reuse

Plastic waste reduction advocates kicked-off the Philippine Reuse Study Tour and Conference last week in celebration of Zero Waste Month in a bid to...

Petrol industry embraces plastics while navigating energy shift

Amid the inexorable shift toward more electric vehicles, oil and gas producers are looking increasingly to plastics to help keep them afloat, even if...

Japan research team develops plastic that breaks down in seawater

A Japanese research team has developed a type of plastic that can break down in seawater in a bid to decrease environmental pollution and...

Plastics industry expects sustained growth despite ban in some cities

The Philippines’ plastics industry expects a single-digit growth, potentially at par with the gross domestic product performance in 2024 and the near term despite...

More than 3,600 food packaging chemicals found in human bodies

More than 3,600 chemicals used in food packaging or preparation have been detected in human bodies, some of which are hazardous to health, while...

Plastics debacle: PH continues fight against mismanaged waste

Severe flooding in the aftermath of tropical storm Enteng exposed the vast amount of waste that clogged waterways in Metro Manila, especially in Talayan...

PCX diverts 100m kilograms of plastic waste

PCX Markets (PCX), which helps fund plastic pollution cleanup and waste management infrastructure worldwide, announced that it has financed the diversion of 100 million...

Olympic sponsor Coca-Cola under scrutiny for widespread plastic use 

Paris, France—The Paris Olympics organizing committee said Tuesday it would meet its target to reduce single-use plastics by half compared to the 2012 London Games...

Food, beverage firms commit to plastic cutback

Food and beverage (F&B) companies are poised to minimize plastic as a favored packaging material. A recent Tetra Pak research has found out that three...

Let’s kiss off the plastic

This year, the Philippines passed a critical national law that advances the legal framework to combat further plastic pollution. Titled the “Extended Producer Responsibility” law,...

Republic Cement Achieves Plastic Neutrality, Offers Co-Processing as EPR Solution

Taguig City ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ – Proudly local cement manufacturer Republic Cement is normally on the other end of the plastic neutrality conversation. As a company...

Angeles recycling plant turns plastic into pavers

Angeles City—The city government here has made possible the making of recycled brick pavers from plastics collected through the “Walang Plastikan: Plastik Palit Bigas”...
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