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QUEZON CITY, May 28 (PIA) Grassroots zero-waste initiatives are fueling the sustainability movement in Asia Pacific as they help micro, small, and medium enterprises and consumers minimize plastic pollution and shift to sustainable alternatives.
This was discussed during the ninth episode of The Climate Reality Project Philippines’ Klimatotohanan webcast series, a fortnightly Facebook webcast that features conversations and discussions about climate governance, science, solutions, research, and other related topics.
“We have a lot of zero-waste communities in India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia,” Sherma Benosa, Knowledge Management Officer of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, said as she shared zero-waste models in Asia Pacific that could be replicated in the Philippines.
February 25, 2021 HERE is a question we are confronted with almost every day: “Damo Usik?” Or “Wala Usik?” Usik is a Hiligaynon word for “waste.” Damo means many, while wala means none. Is it possible to dream of a world, a life, or a household without waste despite human consumption?
Last week, I was privileged to have been invited to join one of several series of multi-stakeholder roundtables, focused on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and agencies and organizations supporting initiatives for sustainability and sustainable development.
The activity was ably initiated by the Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Inc. (PRRCFI), the non-government organization (NG) behind Danjugan Island, Sea Waste Education to Eradicate Plastic (Sweep) and Wala Usik Tiangge+Kapehan. Their aim is to encourage and promote a circular economy in the city and the province as part of their continuing initiatives to reduce waste that goes into t