The Centre's new Solid Waste Management Rules mandate four-stream segregation, defining clear responsibilities for bulk waste generators. The rules, effective from April 1, integrate circular economy ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is open to amending the country’s solid waste management law, ...

The revised Solid Waste Management Rules, effective from April 1, enforce mandatory four-stream waste segregation. Responsibilities for bulk waste generators are clearly defined, promoting ...

Environmental group IDIS warns that allowing waste-to-energy incineration undermines health and the Clean Air Act.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)— To strengthen solid waste management efforts in northern Mindanao, the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-10, through the Ecological Solid Waste Management Section (ESWMS ...

THE challenge of managing urban waste often reveals a fundamental tension between rapid urban growth and the finite capacity ...

The Union government has formally notified the updated Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, which will come into force on April 1, 2026, ushering in stricter norms aimed at improving waste ...

The revised framework introduces stronger accountability for bulk waste generators, allowing local bodies to levy user ...