But environmental groups say companies offering single-use plastic packaging carry a bigger responsibility.
Break Free from Plastic holds press conference: “We are not pleased to announce the results of this year’s plastic polluters brand audit.” @ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/OTgNAyXI20 Abigail Aguilar, Greenpeace Southeast Asia regional campaign coordinator, also pointed out how replacing plastic packaging with paper and bioplastics will only result in other environmental problems such as deforestation and chemical recycling, which uses dangerous chemicals.What happens to those plastics? Thrown into dumpsites and left there until those decompose in 1,000 years.
“These plastic waste remain the biggest stumbling block for those cities and communities trying to achieve or have goals to be zero waste,” Mendoza said of the plastic packaging, plastic cutlery and feminine sanitary products that end up in dumpsites.