Green groups hit gov’t waste-to-energy push amid ‘sea of trash’

MANILA, Philippines — Marine conservation group Oceana and environmental justice group Ban Toxics criticized the government’s continued focus on waste-to-energy projects, saying the approach fails to address the root cause of the country’s worsening plastic pollution. In a statement on Wednesday, Oceana pointed to the Redemptorist Water Channel in Parañaque, which is clogged with plastic,

By dsanchez