After typhoon Yagi (local name Karding) and monsoon rains battered Metro Manila and nearby provinces, plastic wastes were spewed back inland by Manila Bay. Floods happening on different parts of the metro also brought plastic wastes to the streets and alleyways.

While we in Metro Manila and nearby provinces are being flooded by cheap, disposable plastics, producers are set to increase production by an additional 40% over the next decade. Is it still business as usual for these corporations?