AUTHOR:  Interaksyon by The Philippine Star/PhilStar

DATE PUBLISHED: September 21, 2022
KEY INFO:  A group of fresh graduates from De La Salle University formed a business called “LUNTIAN” (Lunas ang Tinig ng Animo) that offers compostable bubble wrap mailers for their business practicum back then during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the students, Lyanne Sy, raised a question on her personal social media page asking, “Di naman sa pinago-overthink kita ha, pero asan na yung BUBBLE WRAP from your latest budol?” She then reveals that regular plastic bubble wrap takes around 20-500 years to degrade compared to their packaging materials that can decompose in as fast as 180 days “under proper home composting conditions.” Luntian is certified by TUV Austria, ABA, and BPI as Home Compostable. Plus, all parts of the mailer even the bubble sheet inside is 100% compostable and can be composted in the comfort of the consumer’s own backyard.

AUTHOR: CNN Philippines
DATE PUBLISHED: February 14, 2022
KEY INFO:  EcoNest PH CEO Nikki Sevilla reveals in an interview with CNN Philippines that they are now able to open a local plant to produce their Cassava BioBags. With this, they are able to support the local brands who are in need of rush eco-friendly packaging as their production time was cut down from 45-60 days to 7-30 days. This is the first step to eco-friendly packaging, accessibility, soon enough we can expect the rise of more brands that use sustainable packaging.

KEY INFO: The “No to Single-Use Plastics Ordinance of 2021” signed by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will ban the use of single-use plastics in the city, and will regulate their sale and distribution. The products to be prohibited include cups, condiment packets and containers, stirrers, straws, and cutlery. With the support of our local government and with the rising awareness about plastic pollution, we can expect more brands to support sustainability not only with the probihited items but also with their product packaging. 

TITLE: Noissue stamp and tissue paper review + Packing orders | Eco-friendly packaging

AUTHOR: Shin Guiking

DATE PUBLISHED: May 10, 2021

KEY INFO: Shin Guiking is one of the sellers who goes the extra mile to pack her products with eco-friendly packaging. In this video she is trying out Noissue packaging products, a local brand that produces eco-friendly packaging materials. She states that this specific brand has a low MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity). A low MOQ is helpful to smaller businesses who want to invest in sustainable packaging but don’t have the abundance of orders to use up a high amount of packaging materials. This goes to show that sustainable packaging is becoming more and more accessible to everyone. With this, we can say that it is now easier for brands and sellers from Mindanao to make the transition from plastic packaging to eco-friendly packaging.

TITLE: WWF recognizes Davao City, Dipolog City and Quezon City among global sustainability frontrunners

AUTHOR: Adobo Magazine

DATE PUBLISHED: September 21, 2022

KEY INFO: Davao City targeted a 75% reduction by 2030 from a 2017 baseline. Helping the Philippines’ second-largest city by land area and third largest by population size achieve its climate mitigation target are the fifty-four-kilometer cycle lanes that encourage Davao residents to be active on their bikes and reduce their carbon footprint, as well as the ongoing installation of solar street lights, making brighter and safer Davao streets. Davao City has already made efforts to creating a more sustainable city for it’s residents. As a community, we must all contribute to this goal and one of the ways to do so is opt for sustainable packaging.