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The Waste Issue
In Davao, the Fruit Basket of the Philippines, food waste is abundant. A family of chocolate makers is transforming it into a soil conditioner that feeds their award-winning cacao.
It takes years for a single coconut husk to decompose—with billions of coconut husks rotting in the Philippines, meet the people turning them into shoes, wood, and jobs.
The traditional jeepney was made by survivors—it continues to survive, held together by recycled parts that endure for 30 years or longer. But in the name of sustainability, drivers are told to give them an expiration date.
In the phone-crazy Philippines, selling old units is part of everyday life. No one really stops to think, however, about what happens when no one’s buying.
Barangay Potrero in Malabon and its Waste Warriors have managed their plastic crisis—except for the single-use sachets that are designed to be hard to get rid of.
Old clothes in the Philippines remain useful long after their original owner bought them—thrift stores resell them, upcyclers transform them. But is it enough to curb the endless supply?