A local waste and pollution watchdog yesterday urged the government to consider the creation of “green jobs” by expanding recycling programs.
The Ecological Waste Coalition (EcoWaste), advocating “zero waste” in the country, said stimulating “green enterprises” can generate employment amid looming job losses and address the perennial garbage problem.
“Safe and non-toxic recycling of discards can stimulate green enterprises that can generate revenue and jobs for our communities,” explained Ofelia Panganiban of the EcoWaste’s Task Force on Eco-Livelihood.
“Diverting funds from dirty disposal to clean recycling, aside from creating jobs, will help in conserving resources and reducing the climate impact of our wasteful lifestyle,” Panganiban said.
In pushing for the creation of recycling jobs, the EcoWaste referred to a study by the National Recycling Coalition for the US Environmental Protection Agency showing the value of reuse and recycling to the US economy.
It said the study, titled “US Recycling Economic Information Study,” showed that America’s reuse and recycling industry employs as much as 1.1 million people, and generates a whopping $236 billion in annual revenue.
EcoWaste added that the same study documented that the reuse and recycling industry in US indirectly supported 1.4 million jobs in support industries such as accounting and office supply companies that have a payroll of $52 billion and sales amounting to $173 billion.
In the Philippines, however, EcoWaste claimed that recycling rate remains low because of the poor implementation of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (Republic Act 9003).
The group sees the unfortunate impending job losses in the country due to the global financial crisis as a good opportunity for the expansion of “clean recycling programs” to provide alternative livelihood and boost the implementation of the law. – Katherine Adraneda, Philippine Star
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
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