Which is better: recycling all your paper, or soaking it and making briquettes to burn and so reducing the need for heating oil deliveries? Chris O'Neill, Co Kildare Every time we put out a kilogram ...

MANILA, Philippines - Here’s a new product created out of scrap paper: charcoal briquette. Briquette is a mixture of charcoal made from various materials molded in various sizes and shapes with the ...

BASCO, Batanes (PIA) — To promote sustainable waste management and renewable energy, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Batanes has launched the ‘Sustainable Conversion of ...

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, Philippines — After a hard day’s work, Glo asks for an additional “compensation” from families she works for as a live-out laundrywoman. The “bonus” that she requests is not much, ...

TO curb landfill overflow and provide a low-cost energy source, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) of Batanes launched on Jan. 29 an initiative that transforms discarded ...

Two years ago, the Carrefour Feuilles (pronounced "kar-ah-fur fay") neighborhood was considered too dangerous for U.N. peacekeepers who were not protected by armored vehicles. And even today, a dozen ...