In an economy where most people are simply trying to make ends meet, buying sachets is the economical way to go. It’s cheaper, easy to budget, and simple to purchase at one’s local sari-sari store, where everything is packaged in single-use plastic good for one use. However, this will not benefit any community in the […]
A company that I’d like to highlight is Zarella, a platform that allows you to shop sustainably without having to go through the struggle of figuring out what brands actually incorporate sustainable and ethical production. They review every product offered on their site and ensure that products bought through their platform are backed by supply […]
In the beginning of the quarter, I started listening to a podcast series on Spotify called the Age of Plastic. Episodes ranged from The Future of Food Packaging, Plastic Myths, Climate Change and COVID-19, and also covered interesting topics such as how wine helps protect the ocean. It’s been a great way to learn more […]
Plastic Credit ExchangeLocation: Manila, PhilippinesWho they are: A non-profit organization that partners with businesses around the world to offset their plastic footprint. Their goal is to build a marketplace that allows companies to purchase plastic credits mimicking the way that businesses have carbon credits or carbon caps. This way the plastic waste is monitored and […]
LOCAL: When walking into a grocery store in California, sachets aren’t seen as much as they are in developing countries; however, that doesn’t mean single-use plastic isn’t an issue. There’s plastic from small snack packaging, plastic bottles, and more. So even though the issue is not necessarily small packets of plastic, the issues are still […]
The documentary that I chose to share was created by the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and won the 2020 Best Film for Science & Education at the London International Film Festival. The documentary starts out highlighting the beauty of the Philippines – popular tourist attractions, white sand beaches, and a tropical paradise. This […]
Country of Focus: The Philippines What is a sachet economy? A sachet economy refers to the practice of buying consumer products such as detergent, shampoo, and others in disposable single-use plastics called sachets. A sachet economy is usually in reference to poorer countries because they utilize sachets more often than traditional economies because sachets are […]