The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking forward to the approval of all remaining 10-year solid waste management plans (SWMPs) of cities and municipalities nationwide this year, as envisioned under Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. So far, the DENR-led continue reading : DENR-EMB eyeing 100 percent approval of solid waste management plans nationwide in 2023

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)—through its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)—is urging everyone to step up to the plate and be part of the solution to the growing waste management problem after the country observed last month the National Zero Waste Month. Believing that every action counts when it comes to solid waste continue reading : DENR urges everyone to take action to achieve zero waste

Quezon City, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11898, also known as the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act of 2022. This law requires large-scale companies to establish a mechanism for the recovery of their plastic packaging. Secretary Antonia Yulo Loyzaga continue reading : DENR pushes for Circular Economy by full implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility Act, issues Implementing Rules and Regulations

The EMB Cordillera Administrative Region through PEMU Kalinga turned over a Brand New Biodegradable Waste Shredder with minimum loading rate of 250 kg/hr; a Brand New Rotary Drum Composter; and a Brand New Closed-Circuit Television to LGU Tinglayan, Kalinga. This is in support to LGU Tinglayan’s Waste Management Program.