“If you look at the southern Pacific Ocean, there is a massive, almost like a floating island of plastic trash. The Philippines ranks number three in contribution to plastic waste in the ocean in the world. The study found that of the 275 million metric tons of plastic waste that coastal countries produced in 2010, between 4.8 and 12.7 million MT leaked to the ocean. Data showed the Philippines was producing around 40,000 tons of garbage every day or about 14.6 million tons a year. Subramanyan, the Dole executive, said aside from the fruit company, everybody should take part in recycling of materials.

Source: The Standard July 22, 2017 11:37 UTC