DOST, nakipag-partner sa isang pribadong kumpanya kaugnay sa plastic waste management

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00:00It appears in studies that not only our environment and oceans are being affected by plastic waste,

00:06but also our bodies.

00:09But according to the Department of Science and Technology,

00:12plastic may still be out of our circulation.

00:16Here's Benji Durango's report.

00:20If you are a consumer of products from various stores,

00:24you are part of the shale economy.

00:25Single-use plastic is still abundant in the Philippines.

00:28According to Ocean Conservancy and McKinsey,

00:32plastic waste collected in the country is at 2.7 million metric tons per year.

00:37This is equivalent to 7,397.26 tons of plastic collected in the country every day,

00:44and the country is considered to be the third largest in the world.

00:46But not only in the area where plastic pollution ends,

00:49because it can go back to our food that we don't know about.

00:53In a study conducted by the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque,

00:56they found 100 cadavers of plastic waste in the brain.

01:00As a result of their autopsy,

01:024,800 micrograms per gram, or 0.5% of the human brain's weight,

01:09was found in blood, liver, and stones.

01:12For DOST Secretary Renato Solidum,

01:15can plastic be removed from circulation?

01:17We cannot just say that we can eradicate it soon.

01:20There are possibly the use of certain,

01:23or plastic for certain purposes can be replaced by other materials.

01:28So to address the problem,

01:30the agency is partnering with a large company

01:32to somehow solve the big problem.

01:35Today, DOST and SM Investments Corporation

01:39launched a memorandum

01:41for Sustainable Plastic Materials and Plastic Waste Management Strategies.

01:46This is the Tactics for Better Plastic.

01:49We are looking at how do we reduce the amount of plastics we use in packaging.

01:53You know, we also encourage customers to bring their own bags

01:56so that they're not using plastic bags.

01:58And some of our retail affiliates, like Watson's for example,

02:01you know, they have a program where you can go and refill

02:04so you're not using new plastics.

02:06Solidum is happy with these projects

02:09because the opportunity to build this

02:11can be imitated by other industry players and communities.

02:14Circular economy, which would include the use,

02:17the recycling and the repurposing of plastic,

02:21is one of the eight big-ticket R&D projects that we have.

02:25And so we will really pay particular attention

02:27on circular economy proposals

02:29because it is not only saving the planet

02:32but also providing additional livelihood for many people.

02:36At the same time,

02:38the Exhibit of New Innovations in Plastic Management and Recycling

02:44that will not only help the environment but also the well-being of the people.

02:48Benji Durango for Pambalsang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

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