For our first week of holiday in the Philippines, we went diving on a drastically different universe than Metro Manila. The Qi Palawan resort offered to see the Philippines through a window of color and relaxation. At Qi Palawan, we quickly dived in serenity. About 30km from El Nido on the … [Read more...] about Qi Palawan
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Unilever in fifth position
After my PARM visit, I suddenly wanted to visit one of his big partners’ companies. I went to visit Unilever or more exactly a senior sustainable business manager from Unilever Philippines communication department. Present in the country since 1927, today the company is a leading manufacturer of … [Read more...] about Unilever in fifth position
Together towards zero waste
On a press release of beginning 2018, it is mentioned that the Philippine Alliance for Recycling and Materials Sustainability (PARMS) was set to establish a PHP 25 million ($475,000) facility that should recycle plastic sachets. In a statement, the multi-stakeholder group said the recycling facility … [Read more...] about Together towards zero waste
BASECO Slum
When you begin to take interest for a specific domain, it is hard to think where the willingness of a deeper understanding can lead us. Smokey Mountain is the most famous of several garbage dumps in Metro Manila. And even though the government closed Smokey Mountain in the late 1990s, it remains a … [Read more...] about BASECO Slum
We ReUse Your ReFuse
This is the story of a man who turns 30 kilograms of plastic into a school chair! He is not a wizard who indulges a magic trick but a mechanical engineer from Davao City. Winchester Lemen, president and CEO of Envirotech Waste recycling Inc. (EWRI), a company he created in 2010, processes up to … [Read more...] about We ReUse Your ReFuse