Toyota has officially endorsed En Tsumugi ELV Dismantler Corporation as the country’s first model End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) dismantling facility. Located in Mexico, Pampanga, the pioneering plant sets a new standard for sustainable automotive practices by ensuring proper disposal and recycling of retired vehicles. This milestone highlights Toyota’s commitment to eco-friendly innovation and responsible industry practices […]
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1st Google Startups Accelerator supports tech solutions to global issues
Google has opened the first Google for Startups Accelerator: Circular Economy which aims to support startups and nonprofits in APAC and North America that are using tech to solve global challenges such as pollution, waste and recycling, and climate change and biodiversity loss.
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Human Nature, Holcim Philippines partner to lessen plastic waste
Holcim Philippines and social enterprise Human Nature have teamed up to lessen plastics going to landfills with the former using used shampoo bottles and other plastic packaging as alternative fuels in making cement.
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OFW architect Rowel Naanep makes recycled mini art Philippine Jeepneys
OFW architect Rowel Naanep crafted the iconic miniature Jeepney from recycled materials in a bid to reduce plastic waste and boost environmental sustainability.
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Quezon City barangay collects computers, appliances e-waste for recycling
Barangay West Triangle in Quezon City is showing how communities can help the environment as it conducted a collection campaign for broken or discarded electrical and electronic equipment that can be sent off for recycling. The barangay asked residents to bring their TV sets with plastic casings and cathode ray tubes (CRTs), computers, laptops, appliances […]
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Puerto Princesa’s Eco-Artist JC Enon wins iCARES Earth Hero Award in Las Vegas
Puerto Princesa’s Eco-Artist JC Jandro Enon has been named an iCARES Earth Hero Awardee by the 2019 interEdx Center for Advanced Research on Energy and Sustainability (iCARES) and The World Education Summit on Sustainability and Transformation. JC Enon’s Moto In Can miniature creations made out of used aluminum cans were cited by iCARES and the […]
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Rags2Riches: Helping artisans weave a better future
For years, an informal cottage industry spearheaded by rag-weavers living in Payatas, Quezon City was operated by the many artisans, mostly women, who developed a means to earn a living by recycling factory end-cuts and rejects, into hand-woven foot rugs.
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