TITLE: JPIIEE-Malayan Student Chapter Engages in Sea Turtle Conservation and Shoreline Clean-Up at Aboitiz Cleanergy Park

AUTHOR: MMCM Center for Service-Learning and Community Engagement

DATE PUBLISHED: August 22, 2024

KEY INFO: The post focuses on sea turtle conservation and shoreline clean-up that directly addresses issues of plastic waste and environmental management, highlighting the importance of responsible consumption and effective waste management to protect marine life.

TITLE: Davao’s fashion frontliners: Inclusive, accessible fashion through used clothes

AUTHOR: Jesse Pizarro Boga

DATE PUBLISHED: April 13, 2024

KEY INFO: Rey Parojinog’s street-side thrift clothing business in Davao City exemplifies a sustainable approach to managing fashion waste by extending the lifecycle of garments. However, the broader fashion industry still grapples with significant issues of overproduction and overconsumption, which exacerbate the environmental problems of resource (material) waste.

TITLE: Davao City waste-to-energy project to fuel climate change, groups warn

AUTHOR: Geela Garcia

DATE PUBLISHED: May 15, 2022

KEY INFO: Due to rapid urbanization and poor waste segregation practices in Davao City, around 900 tons of garbage are generated daily, and it might fill up its landfill by 2023. As a response to the city's waste crisis, the local government of Davao City plans to construct a P2.5 billion waste-to-energy (WTE) facility.

TITLE: Davao LGU picks up solid waste management lessons from Japan's Kitakyushu City

AUTHOR: Japan International Cooperation Agency

DATE PUBLISHED: January 31, 2024

KEY INFO: Davao City officials are learning from Kitakyushu's advanced waste management practices to improve their own solid waste systems, aiming to integrate environmental sustainability into economic development through better waste segregation, collection, and recycling practices.

TITLE: One Mindanao: Problema sa gilabay nga industrial wastes sa Brgy. Mudiang, Davao City, gi-aksyonan

AUTHOR: GMA Regional TV

DATE PUBLISHED: September 13, 2022

KEY INFO: The company accused of causing disruptions in Barangay Mudiang, Davao City, by improperly discarding industrial waste is now taking action to address the problem and reduce its impact on the community. This shows the company's response to its bad environmental practices.

TITLE: Inculcating Environmental Knowledge: Sulong Kabataan, Kinaiyahan Ampingan

AUTHOR: Solid Waste Management Awareness and Education

DATE PUBLISHED: March 8, 2021

KEY INFO: This Davao City advocacy group's initiative, "Inculcating Environmental Knowledge: Sulong Kabataan, Kinaiyahan Ampingan," aligns with Mindanao's development needs by promoting environmental awareness, encouraging eco-friendly alternatives, and fostering responsible waste management to improve public health and the environment—specifically stopping single-use plastics.

TITLE: The Philippines' plastic problem: waterways polluted by single-use packaging • FRANCE 24 English

AUTHOR: FRANCE 24 English

DATE PUBLISHED: November 17, 2023

KEY INFO: The news highlights the critical issue of plastic pollution in Mindanao's waterways, which is caused by inadequate waste management and awareness. It emphasizes the importance of community-led initiatives; showcasing women volunteers doing daily checkup visits on household segregation-practices, use of composting in fishing and agriculture, etc.

TITLE: Plastic Smart Cities Video Series: Davao City

AUTHOR: WWF-Philippines

DATE PUBLISHED: January 24, 2022

KEY INFO: The PSD video highlights various initiatives from different sectors aimed at addressing waste pollution in Davao City. It showcases actions against plastic waste overconsumption, including the Kalambuan Women's Association, which creates products from plastic materials, and a youth group in Barangay 23-C that repurposes PET bottles as product containers.

TITLE: Brand & Business: Cebu and Davao promote responsible plastic waste disposal through SM Cares and Plastic Credit Exchange program

AUTHOR: Adobo Magazine

DATE PUBLISHED: March 3, 2022

KEY INFO: The SM Cares and Plastic Credit Exchange's Plastic Waste Collection Program, implemented in SM City Cebu and Davao, provides residents with a responsible method for disposing of plastic and Styrofoam waste. This initiative has already diverted over 13,271 kilograms of plastic waste from landfills and waterways, mitigating environmental impact equivalent to planting 355 trees over ten years.

TITLE: Looking Into the Solid Waste Management of Purok Sto. Niño, Buhangin, Davao City –Environmental Vlog

AUTHOR: Nicole Andre Luczon

DATE PUBLISHED: December 21, 2020

KEY INFO: The vlog shows how the no segregation, no collection policy is no longer enforced in the community. The vlogger goes around interviewing residents of Purok Sto. Niño Buhangin reveals the issue of poor waste management systems and the challenge of balancing their environmental sustainability with urban growth.

TITLE: Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics Component 3: Residuals

AUTHOR: Philippine Statistics Authority

DATE PUBLISHED: December 7, 2023

KEY INFO: Component 3 of the CPES tracks statistics on residuals—solid, liquid, and gaseous materials, and energy discarded by establishments and households. According to Table 3.5, From 2012 to 2022, Region XI (DAVAO CITY) saw a 615-ton increase in waste generation, highlighting a growing challenge in waste management and resource sustainability in the region.

TITLE: City Government of Davao

AUTHOR: City Environment and Natural Resources Office

DATE PUBLISHED: August 31, 2023 (Most Recent Update)

KEY INFO: CENRO was established to promote proper natural resource management and utilization, implement pollution prevention, and control measures in collaboration with government and non-government agencies and organizations. Including waste practices, CENRO collects and disposes of garbage across its 112 barangays, operates bio-diesel and composting projects, and manages clean-up drives, landfill rehabilitation, and environmental awareness campaigns.

TITLE: World Vision, Cotabato City to reduce waste through sustainable practices

AUTHOR: Arnann Jay Agosto

DATE PUBLISHED: August 30, 2023

KEY INFO: Through the project "Enhancing Solid Waste Management Practices through the Adoption of Circular Economy Model," the initiative promotes recycling, upcycling, and alternative waste management strategies. These efforts directly relate to addressing unsustainable practices by reducing waste, creating livelihood opportunities, educating communities, and encouraging a shift toward circular economy models.

TITLE: DD5: What can we do with the waste that we create?

AUTHOR: Davao Disrupt Podcast

DATE PUBLISHED: November 2020

KEY INFO: In this episode, Marj Alawi-Bulahan, creator and lead of Biggest Garage Sale Davao (BGS Davao), discusses her journey in community building and sustainable practices. Over the past two years, Marj has worked to connect and engage people through BGS Davao, an initiative run by local creatives and volunteers focused on promoting reuse, recycling, repurposing, and upcycling to support a zero-waste lifestyle and tackle current waste management issues in the city. 

TITLE: Basic Sciences: Paving the Way for the Sustainable Development of Mindanao

AUTHOR: NRCP Mindanao

DATE PUBLISHED: March 16, 2023

KEY INFO: The people from NRCP Mindanao seek to raise awareness about the importance of practicing sustainable habits in their daily endeavors. And how sustainable development should be an effort made by everyone, or efforts will be fragmented and will not be sustained. It was heavily emphasized that waste management should be apart of our daily lives, as early as now the youth should be able to partake in these practices to ensure a better tomorrow.

TITLE: Optimal Process Network for Integrated Solid Waste Management in Davao City, Philippines

AUTHOR: Kristin Faye Olalo, Jun Nakatani, Tsuyoshi Fujita

DATE PUBLISHED: 20 February 2022

KEY INFO: The study evaluates a proposed solid waste management system for Davao City, showing it improves environmental outcomes by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and extending landfill life compared to the current system. It also highlights the need for effective plastic waste management and balancing sorting with incineration to address future challenges.