A Walk through Bantar Gebang Landfill: A Closer Look at the Informal Waste Workers The infamous Bantar Gebang landfill site is the biggest open dumping landfill not just in Indonesia, but also in the Southeast Asia region. Spanning across an area of more than 108 hectares, this landfill site receives about 7,000 tonnes …
CORA Eco Ikot: Empowering Women while Mainstreaming Community-based Recycling System Parañaque, Metro Manila, 15 April 2023: In an attempt to learn more about community-based waste management initiatives in the Philippines, the research team of the Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris visited CORA Eco-Ikot Center, an inclusive …
How Solid Waste Management and Social Issues are Intertwined When it comes to solid waste management, Professor Maria Antonia N. Tanchuling likes to look at the issue taking into account their strong social factors. She sees that the two things are intertwined, especially in her home country of …
