Manila, Philippines—Long one of the world's top sources of ocean plastic, the Philippines is hoping new legislation requiring big companies to pay
This photo taken on December 21, 2023 shows government workers collecting trash by the water under a bridge in Parañaque, Metro Manila. Manila, Philippines—Long one of the world’s top sources of ocean plastic, the Philippines is hoping new legislation requiring big companies to pay for waste solutions will help clean up its act.
They are obliged to cover an initial 20 percent of their plastic packaging footprint, calculated based on the weight of plastic packaging they put into the market. The obligation will rise to a ceiling of 80 percent by 2028. It is “part of a broader strategy to reduce the environmental impact of plastic pollution, particularly given the Philippines’ status as one of the largest contributors to marine plastic waste globally.”
The model is intended to channel money into the underfunded waste collection sector and encourage collection of plastic that is commercially unviable for recycling.A widowed mother-of-five, Blanco lives in Manila’s low-income San Andres district and buys plastic bottles, styrofoam and candy wrappers for two pesos a kilogram .
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