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3b Marine Litter Management For Manila Bay ACTION PLAN

The document discusses marine litter management for Manila Bay through an action plan. It provides background on plastic pollution in the Philippines, noting large daily volumes of single-use plastics. The document then reviews plastic waste generation globally and impacts of marine litter. It summarizes a waste cleanup in Bataan by material type. Key issues with marine litter management are identified, and solutions proposed include partnerships between government and businesses, empowering communities, organizing sectors like youth, and enacting supportive policies and regulations through local governance while promoting education.

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3b Marine Litter Management For Manila Bay ACTION PLAN

The document discusses marine litter management for Manila Bay through an action plan. It provides background on plastic pollution in the Philippines, noting large daily volumes of single-use plastics. The document then reviews plastic waste generation globally and impacts of marine litter. It summarizes a waste cleanup in Bataan by material type. Key issues with marine litter management are identified, and solutions proposed include partnerships between government and businesses, empowering communities, organizing sectors like youth, and enacting supportive policies and regulations through local governance while promoting education.

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Marine Litter Management

for Manila Bay-R3


ACTION PLAN
PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Pre-pandemic research revealed that
every single day, Filipinos throw away
more than:

163 million plastic sachets


48 million plastic shopping bags
45 million thin-film bags
3 million diapers
PLASTIC BY THE NUMBERS

• More than 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been


produced since the early 1950s
• Half of all plastics ever manufactured – 4Billion
tons-have been made in the last 20 years
• 300 million tons of plastic waste is produced each
year- nearly the equivalent weight of the entire
human population
• 50% of all plastics produced are “single-use” and
designed to be used only once- and then thrown
away
PLASTIC POLLUTION AND
MARINE LITTER

• By 2050, an estimated 99% of seabirds will have


ingested plastic
• Marine litter harms over 600 marine species
• 15% of species affected by ingestion and
entanglement from marine litter are
endangered
CLEAN-UP ACCOMPLISHMENT – BATAAN
(January 2021 – July 2023)

VOLUME OF WASTE COLLECTED (33, 448 CU.M.)

Bio-degradable (9,560 cu.m.)


29%

Residual (19,523 cu.m.)


Recyclable (4,365 cu.m) 58%
13%

Residual Recyclable Bio-degradable


Why Manage Marine Litter?

1. Severe waste influx from nearby rivers following


urbanization and population growth
2. Limited data and management policy on marine
litter generation and treatment

LEGEND
Manila Bay Boundary
(32) RIVERS MONITORED BATAAN
IDENTIFIED ISSUES

1. Low community participation in the clean up efforts


2. Inefficiencies in the solid waste collection system
3. Low priority on solid waste management due to cost
4. Lack of alternative solutions aside from the collection and
disposal to Sanitary Landfill Facilities
5. Low implementation of environmental laws (RA 9003 is
still not fully implemented despite its passing on 2000)
6. Low political will to implement (10 Yr ESWM Plan of LGUs
have not been fully implemented/ updated) LEGEND
7. Lack of policy on polluters/producers responsibility on Manila Bay Boundary
(32) RIVERS MONITORED BATAAN
recovering their produced wastes
8. Lack of available technology for environmentally safe
product development esp. packaging
What are needed?

P partnership (public and private cooperation)


E empowered and informed communities
O organized sectors ( academe, youth, people’s
organization)
P policies, rules and regulations
L local governance
E education and sustained advocacy
Partnership
1. National and local government partnership with
private institutions, business/industries through
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for environmental
projects, ie. Adopt a waterbody, estero cleanup and
management
2. Inter-agency collaboration (mandamus agencies) on
the recognition/reward system for outstanding LGUs,
Institutions, individuals
Empowered and Informed Communities

1. Capability building and training programs for


communities on solid waste management
2. Selection of community champions as leaders/drivers
of change
3. Support for livelihood alternatives
Organized Sectors

1. Public consultation
2. inter-sectoral participation in project implementation
Policies, rules and regulations

1. Drafting and approval of local resolutions supporting


solid waste management
2. Crafting of national policies on product packaging
recovery
3. Updating and full implementation of ESWM plans
4. National policy on waste to energy solutions
Local governance

1. Full implementation of ESWM


2. Passage of local resolutions on solid waste
management and its full implementation
3. Rewards and incentive programs for
community/barangay
Education and sustained advocacy

1. Use of social media platforms in advocacy and


communication activities
2. Mass media campaigns
3. Continuous educational onsite lectures in schools,
barangays and community centers
Thank you

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