Sustainability

Teaching the next gen how to care for the earth

Miriam College’s (MC’s) strong classroom advocacy for environmental care and protection has always been a…

How LGUs can help implement EPR in their locales

The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) bill lapsed into law in the Philippines in July 2022,…

BCDA eyes waste-to-energy tech for Clark

MABALACAT CITY—Citing the growing crisis in energy and global waste generation, the Bases Conversion and…

Joint fight vs plastics, pollution

The Philippines faces an escalating waste management challenge, with mismanaged plastic disposal practices and pollution…

City of San Fernando on track to achieve zero waste

Many Filipinos know San Fernando, Pampanga province, as the Christmas capital of the Philippines—a title…

Trash in Manila Bay declined in 2024: How to sustain it?

Cleaning up Manila Bay is not as simple as picking up trash. For Johnny Ching,…

Low adoption of solar tech not just due to cost

Despite the immense potential for solar energy in urban areas of the Philippines, the technology’s…

Extreme fire: ‘unprecedented risk’ poorly understood

In an era of town-torching megablazes spewing smoke plumes visible from space, scientists say there…

Saving—and regrowing—what’s left of our forest cover

The 15th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 15) emphasizes the critical importance of biodiversity as humanity’s…

BIZ BUZZ: $120,000 grant up for grabs

Are you a startup looking for fresh funding that can catapult your business to new…