Tag: Clean-up

DENR pushes through beautification of Manila Bay; shoreline to be filled with crushed dolomite rocks from Cebu

(Eagle News) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has started its beautification project of Manila Bay by covering its shoreline with crushed dolomite rocks from Cebu. The department clarified earlier that they are using crushed dolomite boulders from Cebu, and not white sand. DENR Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concerns Benny Antiporda said that transporting sand from the country’s coastlines is prohibited. He did not however say if […]

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Japan experts head to Mauritius for oil spill clean-up

NARITA, Japan (AFP) — A new team of experts left Japan for Mauritius on Wednesday with special oil-absorbent materials to help the clean-up of tonnes of oil that leaked from a Japanese-owned ship. “The oil leak from the stranded ship has caused severe damage to the people of Mauritius, the economy of which largely relies on tourism and the beautiful ocean,” environment ministry official Yukihiro Haisa told reporters before the departure. “I am terribly distressed.” […]

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Russian mining giant admits waste ‘violations’ at Arctic plant

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — A Russian mining giant behind an enormous Arctic fuel spill last month said Sunday it had suspended workers at a metals plant who were responsible for pumping wastewater into nearby tundra. Norilsk Nickel cited a “flagrant violation of operating rules” in a statement announcing it had suspended employees responsible for dumping wastewater from a dangerously full reservoir into wildlife. The incident occurred at the Talnakh enrichment plant near the Arctic city […]

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Bangladesh factories ordered shut to save key river

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) – Sam JAHAN Bangladesh’s high court has ordered the shutdown of 231 factories that have contributed to Dhaka’s main river becoming one of the world’s most polluted, a lawyer said Tuesday. The country is crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers, but a recent industrial boom, including the emergence of the world’s second biggest garment industry, has prompted officials to turn a blind eye to the industrial waste they dump into rivers. In a landmark […]

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Solar-powered barge a key ‘interceptor’ for plastic waste

KLANG, Malaysia (AFP) – Patrick Lee Scooping waste from a Malaysian river to stop it reaching the sea, a solar-powered barge named the “Interceptor” is the latest weapon in a global battle to rid the world’s waters of plastic. Trash is being dumped into seas and rivers in enormous quantities, polluting vital habitats, endangering a kaleidoscope of marine life and sullying once pristine tourist spots. Some eight million tons of plastics enter the world’s oceans […]

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After successful Boracay, Manila Bay clean-up, DENR to rehabilitate more bodies of water

  (Eagle News) —  The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) would protect and rehabilitate more bodies of water in the country after its successful rehabilitation efforts in Boracay and Manila Bay,  according to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu. “If we can rehabilitate Boracay and Manila Bay, we can give the same protection to all water bodies in the country by strictly adhering to our annual target and even going beyond it,” Cimatu said. He […]

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More than half of LGUs within Manila Bay watershed area violating environmental laws, says DILG

  (Eagle News) – More than half of local government units within the Manila Bay watershed area have failed to comply with environmental laws, according to an assessment made by the Department of Interior and Local Government. The DILG said that 95 LGUs or 53 percent of the 178 LGUs within the Manila Bay watershed area failed to hit the indicators gauging their compliance to existing environmental laws. Sixteen of these LGUs with the worst […]

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President Duterte orders clean-up of Manila Bay, directs closure of hotels dumping waste into the sea

  (Eagle News) — After the successful rehabilitation of Boracay Island, President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered announced a major clean-up, this time of the Manila Bay, warning hotels in the area to refrain from dumping their waste into the sea or else they will face closure. Speaking at the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order on Tuesday, January 8, President Duterte said he had ordered Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu and Interior and Local Government Secretary […]

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Boracay rehabilitation and clean-up might go beyond six months, says DENR chief

(Eagle News) — The schedule of the Boracay rehabilitation and clean up might be extended beyond six months. This came after Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu revealed that more than 40 illegal pipelines were discovered in a beachfront where tourists usually go swimming. The illegal pipelines were discovered after the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) conducted surveys using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). The agency also discovered that waters […]

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Thousands flock to Tampa Bay beaches, parks for Great American Cleanup

  By Melissa Allen EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, FL (Eagle News) — Over 4,000 volunteers hit the sandy shorelines and parks of Hillsborough County to help with the community’s annual beautification effort, The Great American Cleanup, which was hosted by the local organization, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. Alan Donn, a Board Member for Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, said that their primary mission is to educate people about the environment […]

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Dutch design breakthrough fast-tracks oceans clean-up plan

by Jo Biddle Agence France Presse UTRECHT, Netherlands (AFP) — A Dutch engineer aiming to clean up vast ocean “garbage patches” of plastic Thursday unveiled a radical design breakthrough, enabling his ambitious project to start two years early. Boyan Slat’s innovative scheme seeks to use ocean currents to help gather up an estimated five trillion pieces of plastic — everything from bottles, to plastic bags, flip-flops and other detritus — from the planet’s waters. After […]

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