BAN Toxics warns that unregulated plastic production, land use conversion, and mining are worsening environmental degradation in the Philippines.
“IT HAS always been easy to blame trash and the lack of discipline for recent and future flooding, yet the climate impacts of unhampered plastic production, along with land use conversion, large-scale mining, and their contribution to environmental degradation are being overlooked.” This was the statement of environmental justice organization BAN Toxics, after millions of Filipino people suffered from Typhoon Carina .
”“The Extended Producers Responsibility law has so far been failing to compel multinational corporations to take immediate action to phase out single-use plastics, as evidenced by brand waste audits in the country. Many of the companies that topped the list have previously been identified as top plastic polluters in global brand audits.
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