TITLE: Regulating Single-Use Plastic in the Philippines (Opportunities to move forward)

AUTHOR: Plastic Solutions Fund

DATE PUBLISHED: n.d.

KEY INFO: In this article, they addressed the issue of plastic waste. They provided ways how to effectively use and discard plastic so that it could help lessen the rate of pollution. An example of it was the implementation of "plastic regulation day" .

(Cheryl D. Colaljo)

TITLE: A LIFELINE FROM FLOATING WASTE

AUTHOR: Amy Mcdermott

DATE PUBLISHED: April 29, 2019

KEY INFO: A coastal area in crisis, more prone to flooding, and covered in plastic waste. A community with few resources to protect itself in the event of a calamity. It's not a good combo. However, a group of creative thinkers from the Philippines' Carlos Hilado Memorial State College recognized an opening, a reasonably priced personal floatation device. The Bottle-Net Life Jacket is an inexpensive personal floatation device packed with pockets and constructed from a recycled fishing net.

(Cheryl D. Colaljo)

TITLE:  Philippine recyclers group turn plastic waste into building planks

AUTHOR: WION

DATE PUBLISHED: October 25, 2021 

KEY INFO: Recycling professionals in the Philippines are attempting to address the country's growing plastic waste problem by turning snack food wrappers, single-use sachets, and bottles into construction materials.

(Cheryl D. Colaljo)

TITLE: How going zero waste is addressing PH’s plastic pollution

AUTHOR: Pauline Macaraeg 

DATE PUBLISHED:  September 13, 2019

KEY INFO: The article stated that zero waste could help address the utilization of single-use plastic rather than just recycling it. It also stated that there are many ways to achieve zero waste. Because the movement is considered a lifestyle, the article said it could involve purchasing eco-friendly alternatives, growing food, or choosing sustainable clothing and fashion. It also shows the paper the statistics of the number of stories about zero-waste, single-use plastics, or plastic pollution from May 2017–May 2019.

(Cheryl D. Colaljo)

TITLE: Sharing this kitchen gardening in one of the community in costal barangay

AUTHOR :Buhay Zero Waste community (Lizlee Medina)

DATE PUBLISHED: February 25, 2018

KEY INFO: Aside from the pre-culture approach, the old way of farming means no artificial fertilizer, GMO-free. They are using eco-bricks as a base in their plant bed which can help the environment as well as in reducing pollution specifically air pollution. 

(Andrea Beatriz G. Jebone)

TITLE: Davao City’s recycled Plastics King

AUTHOR: Eco-Business

DATE PUBLISHED: September 15, 2012

KEY INFO: This article discusses how Winchester Lemen, the CEO of Envirotech, uses soft plastics in producing school chairs, pavement and walling blocks, and floor and roof tiles. He started making these products here in Mindanao specifically in Davao City and Tagum City in order to reduce the volume of waste that is filling the landfills that can cause pollution like air pollution.

(Andrea Beatriz G. Jebone)

TITLE: Phase out single-use plastic packaging, corporations urged

AUTHOR: Phil-star

DATE PUBLISHED: October 27, 2021

KEY INFO: In a joint statement released ahead of the United Nations climate summit, more than 50 organizations urged consumer goods companies such as Nestlé, Coca-Cola, and Unilever to phase out single-use plastics and adopt a reuse system, such as using recyclable packaging and materials that are less impactful to the environment.

(Andrea Beatriz G. Jebone)

TITLE: A Filipino company is turning plastic waste into building materials

AUTHOR: Adrian Portugal

DATE PUBLISHED: October 21, 2020

KEY INFO: A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country's worsening plastic waste crisis by turning bottles, single-use sachets, and snack food wrappers into building materials.

(Andrea Beatriz G. Jebone)

TITLE: Solon bats for gradual phase-out of plastic bags

AUTHOR: Media Relations Service-PRIB

DATE PUBLISHED: October 4, 2013

KEY INFO: Rep. Lawrence Lemuel Fortun (1st District, Agusan del Norte) filed House Bill 359 or the Plastic Bag Regulation Act of 2013, which mandates the regulated production, importation, sale, and use of plastic bags while providing for the transition to the use of biodegradable plastic bags in every commercial establishment to help avoid and reduce pollutions that are happening here in the Philippines specifically Air Pollution. The bill also requires the establishments to provide an in-store recovery program, which shall give their customers an opportunity to return their used plastic bags for collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal by local government units concerned.

(Katie Trixie T. Pancer)

TITLE: MapúaMCM's Plastic Pitch-In Drive: Reuse, Reduce, and Help Make a Move

AUTHOR: MapúaMCM

DATE PUBLISHED: n.d.

KEY INFO:  MapúaMCM urges its students, faculty, and staff to donate their single-use plastics convert into chairs and tables to the Plastic Pitch-In Drive to properly recycle them for the better use of other communities and to further contribute to MapúaMCM's advocacy in helping the environment.

(Katie Trixie T. Pancer)

AUTHOR: Jelac Austria

DATE PUBLISHED: 2019

KEY INFO: ​​This documentary mainly discusses recyclable materials and information about what recycling is and how it can help prevent and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, energy usage, and, specifically, air pollution. It also discusses the garbage disposal and the management of the policies and their effect on Iligan City's environmental and economic aspects.

(Katie Trixie T. Pancer)

DATE PUBLISHED: 2020 

KEY INFO: This research is the first in-depth scientific evaluation and material flow analysis of plastic packaging trash in the Philippines. It was commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines. A detailed investigation of the nation's waste reduction and management system and the market for recycling plastic trash served as the foundation for the report's evaluation approach.

(Zinah G. Alzate)

DATE PUBLISHED: 2023

KEY INFO: It talks about how urban air pollution caused by waste impacts the entire Philippines. It also discusses how the country suffers from some of Southeast Asia's worst ozone and particle matter pollution.

(Zinah G. Alzate)

TITLE: Firm highlights 'endless' possibilities in recycling plastic waste

AUTHOR: ABS-CBN News

DATE PUBLISHED: November 16, 2022

KEY INFO: Envirotech Waste Recycling, Inc. collaborated with large firms and LGUs to collect plastic waste and convert them into school chairs and other products to help reduce plastic waste.

(Janna Angelie L. Deocariza)

TITLE: Philippine designer fashions dresses, gowns out of recycled trash

AUTHOR: WION 

DATE PUBLISHED: March 18, 2022

KEY INFO: Leonora Buenviaje, a Filipino fashion designer, has been recycling plastics to create dresses. She hopes she can inspire people to make fashion out of recycled materials to help reduce plastic waste.

(Janna Angelie L. Deocariza)

TITLE: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

AUTHOR: EcoWaste Coalition

DATE PUBLISHED: May 12, 2022

KEY INFO: EcoWaste Coalition provided ways to reuse and recycle election campaign materials to reduce waste. One of the ways was to repurpose plastic tarpaulins into shoe bags, tote bags, laundry bags, and tool waist bags.

(Janna Angelie L. Deocariza)

TITLE: #RecycleMe for a World Without Waste

AUTHOR: Coca-Cola Philippines 

DATE PUBLISHED: October 9, 2021

KEY INFO: Coca-Cola Philippines encourages consumers to put their plastic bottles in bins meant for recycling to help them recycle plastics into new bottles and make them look like a valuable resource instead of waste.

(Janna Angelie L. Deocariza)

DATE PUBLISHED: 2021

KEY INFO: Depending on the goals and parameters of the study, several methods will be used to assist in collecting data. The research will utilize a descriptive-quantitative approach using the Solid Waste Management Awareness and Practices Questionnaire (SWMAPQ) developed by the researchers.

(Zinah G. Alzate)