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Recycling Coalition Steps Up on Zero-Waste Commitment
THE Philippine Alliance of Recycling and Materials (PARMS), an industry-wide nonstock and nonprofit coalition of stakeholders across the...

The Manila Times
Apr 22, 2023


Groups Work to End Plastic Pollution Crisis
As Earth Day nears, we take a look at how organizations like HOPE and Plastic Credit Exchange are taking the lead in caring for our planet.

CNN Philippines
Apr 21, 2023


Mondelez Philippines Targets to Recover and Divert 100% of its Plastic Packaging Output in 2023
The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act of 2022, passed in July of the previous year, is a law which mandates companies to...

Manila Bulletin
Apr 11, 2023


Consumer Awareness Touted as Pathway to Achieving SDGs
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said consumer awareness and education could be pathways to achieving sustainable development...

Business World
Mar 27, 2023


The Circular: Real Impact Report for 2022
We just released our Real Impact Report for 2022.

PCX
Feb 20, 2023


Circular Economy Rhetoric Needs a Reality Check
Gillian Parker shares her top takeaways from Economist Impact’s 2023 Sustainability Week Asia - and why there is no such thing as perfect...

Gillian Parker
Feb 20, 2023


EPR STARTING STRONG
Last week, we held a session focused on helping obliged enterprises (OE) understand how to comply with the Extended Producers'...

PCX
Feb 8, 2023


The Circular: 2023 Hits the Ground
In the spirit of continuing to expand and advocate our mission to a global audience, our team will be participating in several...

PCX
Jan 17, 2023


Cleaning Up 80 Years of Plastic Waste
The Plastic Credit Exchange is on a mission to “clean up 80 years of plastic waste.” It serves a global ecosystem of partners that...

Techonomy Media
Jan 13, 2023


2022: Impact in Action!
2022 has been a momentous year for the movement to end the plastic pollution crisis. From the UNEP Passing the Plastic Pollution...

PCX
Dec 23, 2022


A Look at COP27 from a Plastics Perspective
The 27th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, hosted by the Government of...

PCX
Dec 2, 2022


Crunchbase Insider: My Techonomy Conference Takeaways
I recently attended the Techonomy 2022 conference hosted by long-time journalist David Kirkpatrick and conference CEO Josh Kampel. The...

Gené Teare
Nov 28, 2022


Nanette Medved-Po Receives Prestigious Asia Game Changer Award
Nanette Medved-Po, founder of HOPE and PCX, was recently awarded as part of Asia Society’s roster of game-changing individuals that have...

PCX
Nov 14, 2022


‘Surprisingly Easy’ to Get Companies to Commit to Reducing Plastic Waste: Social Enterprise
CNBC’s Christine Tan speaks to Nanette Medved-Po, founder of social enterprises Hope and Plastic Credit Exchange, about the problem of...

CNBC
Oct 25, 2022


Field Notes From PCX's Participation in Recent International Conferences
PCX Contributor Richard de Guzman shares his experience representing the organization at the ISWA World Congress and International Marine...

PCX
Oct 24, 2022


My Two Cents: Welcome Solutions Wherever They Come From
Notes from the Field By Richard de Guzman, Former Standards and Compliance Manager For the longest time, the Philippines has been known to be two things: (1) home to the most beautiful islands in the world and (2) one of the largest marine plastic contributors in the world. It’s ironic, isn’t it? How can a country be home to such paradise and simultaneously be one of the biggest offenders that can destroy it? The Seeds of Solution I came across the Plastic Credit Exchange (PC

Richard De Guzman
Oct 13, 2022


All the PPRS Updates You Need to Know
Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX) was the first in the world to release a Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard (PPRS) in March 2020 and...

PCX
Oct 13, 2022


United States Congress Delegates Express Support for HOPE's Aling Tindera Program
PCX project partner HOPE welcomed representatives from the United States congress last August 18, 2022, during a delegation visit to the...

PCX
Sep 1, 2022


Country’s Top Dairy Players, Partners for the Environment
Representatives from the country’s largest dairy-producing companies Alaska Milk Corporation, Nestlé Philippines, and Century Pacific...

PCX
Aug 5, 2022


PCX Partners, EPR Compliant on Day 1
In a joint statement, Alaska Milk Corporation, Nestlé Philippines, Colgate-Palmolive Philippines, Century Pacific Food Inc., PepsiCo...

PCX
Jul 28, 2022
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