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Around 26,000 provincial bus workers, including drivers, have lost their jobs since only a limited number of buses are being dispatched in light of the continuing increase in fuel prices, the Senate energy committee learned.

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#StopShippingPlasticWaste Ending waste exports from rich to weaker economies is crucial to reducing plastic pollution, and protecting communities from the impacts of the plastic waste trade. Join us in calling on shipping companies to from the world’s wealthy economies, including the USA, EU, UK, ...

This is what we're talking about when we say plastics that reach the oceans eventually reach our veins.

Tiny particles of plastic have been detected in human blood for the very first time. They can’t be filtered out

🕵️Enormous amounts of plastic waste is dumped in the environment each year, which researchers estimate could more than double in the next 20 years—from 188 million tonnes in 2016 to 380 million tonnes in 2040.
🕵️It was previously known that humans were consuming plastic particles through food and water, as well as just breathing it in through the air, with microplastics detected in the f***s of babies and adults.
🕵️The researchers analysed blood samples from 22 anonymous donors and found microplastic in 17 of them.
🕵️Half of these samples had PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate), which is used to make drinks bottles. Polystyrene, widely used in food packaging, was found in 36 per cent and polyethylene, used in packaging films and bags, was found in 23 per cent of samples, according to the research.

The levels are low - 1.6 micrograms (1.6 millionths of a gram) in every millilitre of blood - but are enough to raise an alarm.

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This is what happens to the plastics we use

What really happens to the plastic you throw away - Emma Bryce View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happens-to-the-plastic-you-throw-away-emma-bryceWe’ve all been told that we should recycle plastic bo...

Did you know?

That right in our backyard, between Cebu and Negros, lies the LARGEST Marine Protected Area in the country? It's called the TAÑON STRAIT, and it's got some mind blowing facts:

Tañon Strait Protected Seascape is the largest marine protected area in the Philippines, and the third largest park, nearly as extensive as the two largest terrestrial natural parks in the Northern Sierra Madre and Samar Island which protect the Philippine Eagle and other wonders. Tañon Strait is their marine counterpart, with an area of 5,182 km2, more than three times the area of the Tubbataha National Park.

The Strait is extremely narrow (27 km), long (160 km) and deep (500 m). At its widest, the Strait is only 27 km, and narrowest near the south at a mere 5 km. The deep waters which attract dolphins, whales, sharks and manta rays extend down from the surface a distance roughly half a kilometer. In Cebu City, this is equivalent to a jeepney ride between the Basilica del Santo Nino and Fort San Pedro.

Tañon Strait was declared a protected seascape in 1998, due to its diverse marine habitat — 26 species of mangroves, seven species of seagrass and 18,830 hectares of coral reef representing 15 families — act as nurseries and critical feeding grounds for young marine life. Additionally, researchers have identified 70 species of fish, 20 species of crustaceans and many unique marine mammals in the area, like dugongs and dwarf s***m whales — and 14 species of dolphins and whales out of the 27 species found in the entire Philippines area in the Tañon Strait.

An estimated 3,500 Spinner Dolphins, 670 Dwarf S***m Whales, 640 Spotted Dolphins, along with countless Giant Diamond-Backed Squid and Pygmy Killer Whales call the Tañon Strait their home.

Want to be involved in mitigating plastic pollution?
Here are ways you can help!

Of course, it isn't our total burden to combat plastics. We need the political will to make corporations sway to an eco-friendly solution.

Learn your plastics.

As one of our basic commodities, we need to be introduced to different types of plastic and what they do.

Be a smart consumer.

Happy World Turtle Day! 🐢

We will seas the day in a plastic-free world!

Happy World Turtle Day!

Here's a turtle grazing your Monday feed with nothing but positivity despite the challenges. Be like the turtle: continue to fight for our rightful place in our shared, and nothing-but-promising horizon.



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"We should not be FORCED to POLLUTE the Ocean every time we eat!"

As much as we can, let's REFUSE taking unnecessary plastics every time we shop.

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POWERFUL VIDEO: Why We Need to Stop Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans FOR GOOD | Oceana Our oceans are being filled and killed by throwaway plastics. But together, we can create a movement to reduce throwaway plastic at the source and save our o...

The deepest part of the ocean is polluted!

How did the deepest part of the ocean get so polluted? The Mariana trench, the deepest place in the Pacific Ocean is also one of the most polluted places in the world. How does that happen?

TiK ! ToK ! TiK ! ToK ! What's in it in the Philippines if we don't act on Climate Crisis?

Philippines is the third most vulnerable country to climate change according to the 2017 world risk report. 🤸‍🏃🏃‍♀️

Let's work together to create a tomorrow.
Join GoEco in this journey.

Have you thought where your plastic wastes have gone off after throwing them?

Some of them end up in our OCEANS.

There's clearly a lack of resources in addressing plastic waste disposal.

But do not fret! Bright minds in our country are on a journey to finding the right formula for a PLASTIC FREE WORLD!

GoEco.Ph updated their business hours.

Are you in check with how much your lifestyle produces carbon footprint?

Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water v***r, and fluorinated gases are essential in keeping our planet at suitable temperature suitable temperatures.

But excessive emissions endanger Earth.

GoEco.Ph updated their website address.

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Plastics been here for a century.
It is time to turn off the faucet.

We call for a stricter implementation of single use plastic policy.

https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/05/14/business/green-industries/policy-review-calls-for-single-use-plastics-ban/1843576?fbclid=IwAR1HCeHB5aD0XWJRy_W8OFgHxjqnwiEf7gQ9KeXBjSAJZCjixqHc9OQegPY

Policy review calls for single-use plastics ban THERE is a dire need for the passage of House Bill (HB) 9147 or the Single-use Plastic Products Regulation Act on account of the grave impacts of plastic pollution in the country,...

I just wanna ask if ready na ba kayo for a social change?

Are paper bags really better than plastic bags?

Which bag should you use? - Luka Seamus Wright and Imogen Ellen Napper You’ve filled up your cart and made it to the front of the grocery line when you’re confronted with yet another choice: what kind of bag should you use? It might seem obvious that plastic is bad for the environment, and that a paper bag or a cotton tote would be the better option. But is that re...

This is how the Plastic Century all started

A brief history of plastic For centuries, billiard balls were made of ivory from elephant tusks. But when excessive hunting caused elephant populations to decline, they began to look for alternatives. John Wesley Hyatt took up the challenge. In five years, he invented a new material called celluloid, which would become known....

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Today, we celebrate Earth Day!

Let's do our little ways to promote environmental awareness and work on solutions for a greener future.

𝟏𝟏,𝟗𝟓𝟑 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲 - is the amount of solid waste collected every day in NCR alone. Globally, 𝟖.𝟑 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐬 of plastic is 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝, and approximately 𝟔.𝟑 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐬 is 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡.

But imagine a world where plastic is no longer considered a pollutant but rather an 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥.

At GoEco, we strive to turn this imagination into reality.

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 in our journey of turning plastics into a relic of the past.