Plastic Pollution in
the Philippines
Philippines
An island country of Southeast Asia in
the western Pacific Ocean. It is an
archipelago consisting of some 7,100
islands and islets lying about 500 miles
(800 km) off the coast of Vietnam.
Manila is the capital, but nearby Philippines and it’s
Quezon City is the country’s
most-populous city. Both are part of
the National Capital Region (Metro
plastic waste
Manila), located on Luzon, the largest According to a 2018 report by
island. The second largest island of the World Wide Fund for Nature
Philippines is Mindanao, in the (WWF), up to 74 per cent of plastic
southeast. The Philippines takes its in the Philippines that ends up in
name from Philip II, who was king of the ocean is from waste that has
Spain during the Spanish colonization already been collected.
of the islands in the 16th century.
Because it was under Spanish rule for
333 years and under U.S. tutelage for a
The effects of
further 48 years, the Philippines has
many cultural affinities with the West. plastic pollution
It is, for example, the second It affects our country because of the
most-populous Asian country consistent typhoons that come and go
(following India) with English as an in our country causing floods to be
official language and one of only two not only to worsen the flood but also
predominantly Roman Catholic becomes dangerous as well and the
countries in Asia (the other being East way plastic doesn’t disappear but only
breaks down into smaller pieces, only
Timor). Despite the prominence of to be consumed by our animals and
such Anglo-European cultural marine life thus not only affecting the
characteristics, the peoples of the well being of our food sources but as
Philippines are Asian in consciousness well as our well-being if we were to
and aspiration. eat those BPA infused animals.
No Plastics in Nature by 2030.
WWF proposed a vision that by 2030, their goal is to stop the flow of
plastic entering nature through: the elimination of unnecessary plastic;
doubling reuse, recycling, and recovery; and ensuring the remaining
plastic is sourced responsibly. How they’re going to aproach this is to
develop circular economy models and system solutions that allow
developing the full spectrum of solutions from materials use to oceans
health. Their aim is to do strong advocacy and outreach through a
global campaign and the request of a new legally binding instrument to
combat marine plastic pollution. The solution they provided is a
three-pronged approach jointly developed by the Oceans and Markets
Practices, supported by the Plastic Diet Campaign, through: Business
Model Innovation (Working with businesses to make and implement
public commitments to reduce or eliminate unecessary plastics in their
operations), Global Plastic Policy (Pushing for national support to the
global treaty on marine pollution and Extended Producers
Responsibility), and Plastic Smart Cities (A global movement of cities
and tourism destinations that are fighting plastic pollution)
That Green Money:
The environmental way to online shopping
In our time where online shopping is the way to go or where we place our food orders on the app and
it arrives on our doorstep, there’s an increase in plastic waste because of this commercial business.
Just like how the Extended Producer Responsibility was intended where manufacturers should apply
eco-design principles to their packaging to reduce the amount of material used and make a product
easier to reuse and recycle and are also required to coordinate with each other and with the
government to properly dispose of their waste, I’ll promote and support enviromental-inclined
businesses and as well as warehouses and local businesses where they produce alternative and
environmentally-friendly packaging. The goal for this project is to inform and promote towards the
netizens about these environment friendly businesses and as well as to provide information and
relevant data to live a plastic-free or a reduced-plastic use lifestyle to redue the use of plastics and as
well as to help join towards the goal of the 2030 No Plastics in Nature. The way how I’ll promote
these businesses is to build a web-platform or blog that researches for these environmentally-friendly
buisnesses in different areas, like beauty, food, homeware and etc. as well as an area for businesses
who are looking for alternatives in their packaging. This website/blog will be called as That Green
Money, the website that provides environmentally friendly businesses to support as well as provide
sources for businesses to use alternative friendly packaging. This web-blog will also provide articles
not only for consumers but for businesses as well giving tips and advices on dealing with plastic
products and as well as how to manage waste products in the Philippine setting. This project will
work along side other government and non-government organizations where they’s also give their
contributions to the website and as well as collaborations to promote more of these projects. The aim
for this project is to make information for alternatives in packaging as well as information about the
effects of plastics in the philippine setting more accessible to the online community.
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References:
Hernandez, C. G. (2021, April 9). Philippines | History, Map, Flag, Population, Capital, & Facts. Encyclopedia Britannica.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Philippines
World Wide Fund. (n.d.). No plastics in nature. NO PLASTICS IN NATURE INITIATIVE. https://wwf.org.ph/what-we-do/plastics/
Manongdo, P. (2020, August 19). Can the Philippines win the battle against plastic waste? Eco-Business.
https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/can-the-philippines-win-the-battle-against-plastic-waste/
Perez, D. (2019, February 25). The Philippines Has a Major Problem with Plastic Pollution. Here’s What They’re Doing About it. . .
Eco Warrior Princess.
https://ecowarriorprincess.net/2019/02/philippines-major-problem-plastic-pollution-heres-what-theyre-doing-about-it/
Gozum, I. (2021, March 17). A long-term plan to fix the Philippines’ plastic waste problem. Rappler.
https://www.rappler.com/environment/plan-fix-philippines-plastic-problem
