The Department of Environment – Environmental
Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) in cooperation with the EcoWaste Coalition on May 30 organized a seminar on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development Goals with
visiting public health and environmental expert Dr. Ann Blake as resource
person. The seminar, which attracted
participants from the government, industry, civil society and the academe, shed
light on Green Chemistry, a growing design philosophy and business strategy that aims
to make processes and products safe for the people and the environment by
reducing or eliminating the use of hazardous substances and the generation of
hazardous wastes.