The Guardian·4 min read·medium
Soy sauce refills and reused jars: can Philippines’ tingi culture hold back deluge of plastic waste?
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Guardian staff reporter
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In the Philippines, a local initiative called 'Tingi Tindahan' is attempting to combat plastic waste by reviving the traditional 'tingi' culture of refilling containers. This model seeks to replace the widespread use of single-use plastic sachets that contribute significantly to the country's pollution crisis.
Boys push a cart to transport a woman along a flooded road amid monsoon rains in Malabon City. Every typhoon season the city is awash in rubbish. A zero-waste shop set up by a district council provides plastic-free products at affordable prices in a country that gets through 164m sachets a day
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