(This article is contributed by our guest writer, Irene Rafer, and was first published in The Shape of My Life.)

“Wastes segregation begins at home.”

Practicing proper waste segregation reduced our household waste to 20% - the rest being recycled.

Metro Manila disposes tons of garbage everyday and time will come that its landfills can no longer accommodate all its wastes.

Our household trash is ordinarily composed of old news papers and scrap papers; cartoons and card boards; plastic bottles and plastic scraps; Styrofoam and the inedible parts of fruits and vegetables that we consume. Instead that those trashes end up to the garbage collectors we managed to segregate and recycle. We piled the scrap papers and card boards in a big cartoon then we allocated a separate sack for our plastic bottles and plastic scraps. Our lifestyle here sometimes demands for the consumption of plastic bottled drinks. Nevertheless, we are trying to be responsible consumer by properly disposing our plastic trash. Read the rest

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This video from Reuters shows a power plant in The Philippines that captures methane from a landfill and produces electricity for households.

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(This article is contributed by our guest writer, Irene Rafer, and was first published in The Shape of My Life.)

I received this article as a forwarded e-mail message from a concerned co-earthling. I think I should post it here as one of my simple acts for this planet.

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“Don’t run away from your problem,” 10-year-old Xandrinne admonishes her playmates who hurriedly left their game to seek the intercession of a favorite relative. Eavesdropping, I marvel at the child’s wisdom and maturity. How I wish the same could be said of our political leaders.

Politicians scrambled for the allocation of additional congressional districts (visualize added fat pork barrels) with the news of a galloping population growth. With overpopulation, poverty, pollution, and the fish and agriculture crisis hounding this nation, people expect their leaders to forget politics and instead craft stringent policies to lessen the repercussions on the limited and threatened resources, the economy and human development. Read the rest

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• Beijing enjoys best air in decade (Reuters) - Chinese officials are committed to long term measures to ensure good air quality after the Olympic Games.
• Japan to label goods’ carbon footprints: official (Yahoo! News) - Selected consumer goods in Japan to carry carbon footprint label next year.
• S Korea goes green (Today Online) - South Korean President unveils “Low Carbon, Green Growth” vision to drive the economy forward.
• Indonesia to push renewable energy: president (Yahoo! News) - Indonesian President announces plans to save energy and tap on renewable energy.
• Exports Account for One-Third of China’s Emissions (Worldwatch Institute) - A new study reveals that exports are responsible for one-third of China’s greenhouse gas emissions, powered mainly by coal.
• Greenpeace launches ‘Philippine Energy Revolution’ report (Greenpeace) - Greenpeace launches a new report, Energy [R]evolution: A Sustainable Philippine Energy Outlook, which describes a comprehensive energy strategy for the Philippines and how renewable energy can supply 57% of the Philippines’ energy needs by 2030.

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WWF reported good news for the marine life around the largest coral reef in the Philippines. The ban on illegal fishing methods and harvesting of corals will enable the multitude of marine life in the Apo Reef to recover. Read the rest

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