The Philippines is environmentally in danger if we do not do anything. Look at these statistics from a recent report undertaken by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), cyclos GmbH, and AMH Philippines Inc, “Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme Assessment for Plastic Packaging Waste in the Philippines”.
- Filipinos consume a yearly average of 20kg of plastics
- Of this number, 15.43kg/capita/year becomes waste
- The country has a low plastic recycling rate (9%) due largely to insufficient recycling capacities for high-value recyclables (i.e. PET, PP, HDPE) and the high volume of low-value plastics (including sachets)
- The Philippines leaks about 35% of its plastic waste into the environment
