The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) held a webinar recognizing the vital role of the informal waste sector (IWS) in solid waste management, while also addressing the environmental and health risks they face. The webinar emphasized the need for policy reforms, health and safety measures, training, and public-private partnerships to support IWS workers and integrate them continue reading : UNLOCKING SOLUTIONS: EMB-SWMD WEBINAR ADDRESSES ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH CHALLENGES IN THE INFORMAL WASTE SECTOR
24th Anniversary of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
The Environmental Management Bureau through its Solid Waste Management Division, National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) Secretariat, and its partners held the Culminating Activity for the 2025 Zero Waste Month on January 30, 2025, at the Park Inn by Radisson, North EDSA, Quezon City. The event focused on integrating the informal waste sector (IWS) into continue reading : 24th Anniversary of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
Social and Behavior Change for LGUs Towards Circular Economy
In celebration of the 2025 National Zero Waste Month, the Environmental Management Bureau’s Solid Waste Management Division, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Clean Cities, Blue Oceans (CCBO) Program, hosted an insightful webinar titled βWebinar on Social and Behavior Change (SBC) for Local Government Units (LGUs) Towards Circular Economy.β This continue reading : Social and Behavior Change for LGUs Towards Circular Economy
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Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga spearheads the ceremonial oath of office to Atty. John Edward Ang, who was appointed as Director II, and Mr. Crispian Lao, reappointed as Commissioner of the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) for a second three-year term. Atty. Ang, whose career spans notable progressions from Attorney III, continue reading : ππππ ππππ«ππππ«π² π¬π©πππ«π‘ππππ¬ π¨πππ‘πππ€π’π§π π¨π ππππ ππ’π«ππππ¨π« ππ§π πππππ ππ¨π¦π¦π’π¬π¬π’π¨π§ππ«
Zero Waste Month 2025
As mandated by Presidential Proclamation No. 760, dated May 5, 2014, January is the celebration of Zero Waste Month. 2025 also marks the 24th Signing Anniversary of RA 9003, also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management of 2000 with the theme, “Integrating Sustainability and Circularity into the Informal Waste Sector”. The theme highlights the continue reading : Zero Waste Month 2025