Aired (September 2, 2024): Ayon kay Eunille Santos, Digital Campaigner ng Greenpeace Philippines, hindi malulutas ng bansa ang problema sa plastic pollution hangga't patuloy na gumagamit ng plastic ang mga Pilipino. Ano ang ginagawang aksyon ng gobyerno sa problemang ito? Panoorin ang video.
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00:00Robert and Andoy consider floating plastics to be rich.
00:04It is also the reason why pollution in the ocean is increasing.
00:13Based on the World Bank's 2021 data,
00:16every year, about 2.7 million tons of plastic waste
00:21comes from the Philippines.
00:2420% of it is sent to the oceans.
00:29According to a study by the Ocean Conservancy,
00:32the Philippines is the third contributor to plastic pollution in the world.
00:38One of the reasons is the sachet economy
00:41or the use of single-use containers that are difficult or impossible to recycle.
00:48The root cause of plastic pollution is actually plastic production.
00:53So if we don't make plastic,
00:54if we don't make millions of plastic,
00:58we won't have problems with garbage and single-use plastics that harm the environment.
01:05Plastic waste management is also a problem in our country.
01:09It is the reason why instead of going to treatment and recycling facilities,
01:13plastic is collected in the ocean.
01:17Of course, we need simple everyday practices
01:21like proper segregation and opting for reusables.
01:27But we have to understand that individual actions,
01:31what individuals do can only do so much.
01:35Plastic pollution is a systemic problem.
01:39The system needs to be changed to actually address plastic pollution.
01:46Greenpeace also added that in order to address this problem,
01:51we need strict implementation of existing laws.
01:57Why don't we have strict implementation?
02:00Even the ordinances in different cities and provinces,
02:05there are some that are not implemented properly.
02:09We need a national plastic ban
02:11so that problematic single-use plastics like sachets
02:17are actually limited in the production of such plastics.
02:22According to the Coastal Resources and Foreshore Management Section of the DNR,
02:27local governments and communities need to help
02:31to reduce the problem of garbage.
02:34In the Philippines, we have what we call the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act.
02:40Under this law,
02:43local governments are required to look at the implementation
02:49of their ordinances against garbage.
02:55We need to do a lot to improve the management of our solid waste.
03:02But in terms of garbage disposal,
03:06particularly in our oceans,
03:08it would take a collective effort
03:11for the national, local, community, and private and business sectors.
03:21As long as we don't regulate and we don't limit plastic production,
03:25and as long as we don't provide affordable and accessible
03:30plastic alternatives,
03:32our communities will continue to worsen
03:38our problems with plastic pollution.
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