Environment

An official of a company that engages in the recycling of plastic has asserted that their raw materials coming from South Korea are not toxic but are recyclable.

An environmental group has called on authorities on Saturday to return the tons of trash from South Korea that entered a local seaport recently as it urges the government to ban the importation of waste plastic.

To abate the threats on marine and coastal habitat degradation of Davao Gulf, a panel of experts in marine ecosystem is mulling to create a network of Marine Protected Areas in Davao region that could play a vital role in , sustaining the efforts on protection and conservation of the coastal and marine environment across the country.

The quarry operations in Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS), Davao del Norte might turn the island into another Boracay if not given an immediate attention by the concerned agencies, an official said.