Universal Robina Corporation’s (URC) Thailand office has stepped up its sustainability efforts with “URGreen Upcycling Uniform Campaign.” The regional subsidiary’s campaign promotes the recycling of PET plastic bottles into uniforms, highlighting the importance of reducing carbon emissions and combating global warming. The URGreen Upcycling Uniform Campaign aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 1.714kg per shirt. Each ...
More Filipinos are going for refilling to help protect the environment
Did you know that it takes 450 years for a plastic bottle to break down naturally? For a plastic toothbrush, it’s even longer at 500 years. Plastic waste ends up in our oceans and this results in frequent flooding, marine life degradation, loss of certain marine species, and lower fish yields. The Philippines is estimated to ...
WWF-Philippines supports the implementation of the Extended Producers Responsibility Law
Conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) is releasing a white paper to help the Philippine government in the upcoming implementation of the Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) Law. After years of dialogues, the Extended Producers Responsibility Act of 2022 finally lapsed into law last July 23, 2022. Right after its passage, the Department of ...