{"id":985,"date":"2006-08-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/master.k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/985\/waste-survey-exposes-extent-of-plastic-pollution-in-manila-bay\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T17:05:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T09:05:20","slug":"waste-survey-exposes-extent-of-plastic-pollution-in-manila-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/story\/985\/waste-survey-exposes-extent-of-plastic-pollution-in-manila-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Waste survey exposes extent of plastic pollution in Manila Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\tThe plastic waste survey and documentation undertaken today by Greenpeace and Eco-Waste Coalition highlights the urgency of implementing waste management laws on land, particularly those concerning plastics such as disposable (single-use) packaging which is expected to be the main plastic culprit in Manila Bay.\n<\/div>\n
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\n Local boatman swims amongst plastic trash discarded in Manila Bay, Philippines.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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To most of us Manila Bay, famous for its beautiful sunset.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Once upon a time, it was the site upon which the historical
\nBattle of Manila Bay in 1898 and the siege of Corregidor Island by
\ninvading Japanese forces took place.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 This bay was once considered one of the most beautiful in the
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\n\"\"<\/a>if you’d look at it now, the sludge, human
\nsewage, industrial waste and, especially, plain garbage that drifts
\non its foul waters would give you a clear picture that it is one of
\nthe most polluted.Much of the garbage is plastic from ‘single use’
\nsources – that is plastic bags, beverage bottles, cups and other
\nitems intended to be used once and thrown away. Most of these
\nplastics come from land-based sources and are carried along deltas
\nof rivers and estuaries, smothering mangrove trees and other marine
\nlife.<\/p>\n

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\n\"\"<\/a>Upon the arrival of the Esperanza’s in
\nManila to highlight the wonders and the environmental threats to
\nthe world’s oceans, the ship’s crew and volunteers from Greenpeace
\nand the Eco-Waste Coalition this morning collected approximately
\nfour cubic meters of plastic trash from Manila Bay onboard
\ninflatable boats, as part of a waste survey and documentation to
\nmonitor the extent of plastic pollution in Manila’s famous
\ncoastline. Manila Bay is considered one of the most polluted bays
\nin Asia, and plastics comprise most of the floating litter on its
\nsurface.<\/p>\n


\nClick here<\/a> to know more about the waste survey.<\/p>\n

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Be an ocean defender!<\/h3>\n

Join us on our journey, and take action to Defend Our Oceans.<\/a><\/p>\n

Know more<\/h3>\n

Read more at the Greenpeace International website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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