The Philippines ranked first among 25 countries that participated in international coastal cleanup activities organized by the Ocean Conservancy organization. Over 200,000 volunteers from the country joined the 2017 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), gathering more than 230,000 kilograms of garbage from beaches and waterways, according to the Ocean Conservancy 2018 report. ADVERTISEMENTThe report added that nearly 1 million food wrappers were found in Philippine shorelines last year. Food wrappers are now the most common coastal trash in the country today. Cigarette butts remains as the top coastal trash worldwide, with 2.4 million pieces collected in 2017.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 12, 2018 09:16 UTC