Waste in Pasig river, Manila, Philippines

Globally, 300 million tons of plastic are produced annually, and approximately 8 million tons of plastic waste enter the sea each year. The Philippines ranks as the third worst polluter into the world's oceans, with 1.88 million metric tonnes of mismanaged plastic wastes in the country per year.

In developing countries such as the Philippines, and especially in big cities like Manila, plastic pollution is extremely severe with catastrophic effects on the environment and people. Global corporations favor "single-use sachet economies", where people on limited incomes are pushed to buy products -instant coffee, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.- packaged in cheap, disposable plastic bags. These cheap disposable plastics, or sachets, usually end up in landfill or marine debris, like in Manila Bay.

Single-use sachet products video clips: 00:00-04:08
Single-use sachet products video clips: 04:09-04:32
Plastic pollution in Pasig River video clips: 04:33-04:51