Philippines dominates global ocean plastic pollution chart at 36%, shows study

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The study’s findings indicated that the Philippines ranked first as the country with the highest plastic waste emissions into the ocean per person each year, at 3.30 kg.Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean took the third spot, with 2.55 kg per capita per year. While the Philippines holds the top rank as a plastic polluter in the study, Utility Bidder cites the country’s efforts to mitigate the likelihood of plastic waste emissions.In September 2021, the Philippines began implementing an Extended Producer Responsibility program to address environmental concerns related to product packaging and waste.

Recycling targets – the government established recycling targets for various types of packaging materials, and producers were obligated to meet these targets.

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