{"id":63265,"date":"2024-03-21T13:22:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T05:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/?page_id=63265"},"modified":"2025-09-23T18:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T10:07:41","slug":"reuse-and-refill","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/act\/plastic-free-future\/reuse-and-refill\/","title":{"rendered":"Reuse and Refill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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REUSE AND REFILL for a Plastic-Free Future<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that 97% of Filipinos support switching from single-use plastics to reuse and refill?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KUHA SA TINGI:
Bringing back sustainability into Filipino tingi culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Filipinos traditionally patronized the tingi<\/em> culture, where consumers purchased goods in precise quantities often using reusable containers. However, what was once sustainable had been co-opted by corporations, proliferating the use of harmful plastic sachets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKuha sa Tingi<\/em>\u201d is a project that introduces small-portion refill systems for everyday commodities at affordable prices in sari-sari<\/em> stores, allowing consumers from all socioeconomic sectors to refill their reusable containers with the exact quantities they need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report shows that investment in large scale refill systems can mitigate sachet pollution. It shows that reuse and refill are not just effective solutions to the plastic crisis, but are also sound business models that benefit suppliers, retailers, consumers, and local government units\u2014while helping protect the environment and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KEY RESULTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Over 50,000 sachets avoided<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Consumer savings of 201%<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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WHY REUSE AND REFILL<\/h2>\n\n
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We simply cannot recycle our way out of this plastic mess especially since only less than 10% of plastics are recycled globally. In the Philippines, where corporations are responsible for an estimated 164 million pieces of sachets disposed daily, reuse and refill systems are proving to be among the effective solutions in addressing the problem.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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According to the United Nations, around 36% of all plastic used globally goes into packaging, while around a third of all plastic packaging leaks in the environment. Reuse systems could cut plastic pollution by 30% by 2040 and bring down greenhouse gas emissions.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Beyond the elimination of pollution, reuse and refill systems reduce resource consumption. Reuse systems have shown a reduction in water use and material requirements, saving businesses money and decreasing the need for extracting resources from the planet.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Communities will benefit from reuse and refill systems, as these upstream solutions allow a transition to a slow circular economy that scales back production, eliminates toxic substances, and designs waste out of systems. Communities will have less exposure to harmful substances, and the nature we rely on for food and other needs are less polluted.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>