Philippines Plastic Pollution and Waste Management Factsheet

It highlights the country's significant contribution to global ocean plastic pollution, with an estimated 2.7 million tons of plastic waste generated each year, and approximately 20% of it leaking into the ocean. The factsheet also discusses the challenges faced by local government units in managing waste, including inadequate financial resources, limited capacities for enforcement, and low public awareness of the harmful impacts of plastics. The document then presents the approach of the USAID Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program, which aims to address these challenges through state-of-the-art technical expertise, sustainable solutions, and partnerships with local governments, private sector, and communities. The program's objectives include promoting 3R practices, building social and behavior change, increasing capacity and effective governance for solid waste management, and facilitating public-private partnerships.