Claim: Every year, the "average" Filipino uses 591 pieces of sachets, 174 shopping bags, and 163 plastic labo bags every year, making single-use disposable plastics "the greatest obstacle to sound waste and resource management," according to a 2019 report by environmental organization Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives .
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Verdict: every year, the "average" filipino uses 591 pieces of sachets, 174 shopping bags, and 163 plastic labo bags every year, making single-use disposable plastics "the greatest obstacle to sound waste and resource management," according to a 2019 report by environmental organization global alliance for incinerator alternatives .
Organisation: VERA Files
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2019-12-24T19:05:00