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In celebration of World Water Day, SM Supermalls, through its corporate social responsibility arm, SM Cares, organised coastal cleanup activities across six locations with seven participating malls across nationwide, reinforcing …
UN-Habitat
Women leading sanitation management in India
Safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are fundamental to human health and resilient communities. Yet these essential …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Advisory Board names 20 city leaders in zero waste
Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste on 30 March, 20 cities worldwide have been named the …
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Food waste in focus as the world marks the International Day of Zero Waste
The world is facing a growing waste challenge linked to unsustainable production and consumption, with humanity generating up …
All #waste Press Releases
24 February 2026
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO experts assess risk of antimicrobial resistance spreading via food loss and waste
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP seeks young people with big ideas to protect the planet
9 February 2026
15 December 2025
UN Environment Programme
Seventh UN Environment Assembly commits to multilateral solutions for a more resilient planet
18 November 2025
29 September 2025
2 September 2025
25 August 2025
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
DENR integrates informal waste workers in solid waste management chain
2 July 2025
1 July 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Nations come together to establish new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on chemicals, waste and pollution
25 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution
12 May 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
How cleaner production bolsters economic resilience in developing countries
5 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answering ten pressing questions about plastic pollution
8 April 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Zero Waste Day shines a light on fashion and textiles
25 March 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Historic canals take centre stage as Kochi, India aims to blunt fallout from climate change
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers
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