In 2015, a report by the Ocean Conservancy and the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment said the Philippines is the third-largest source of plastic trash that ends up in the oceans, after China and Indonesia. According to the report, annually the Philippines generates 2.7 million tons of plastic waste with 20 percent or 540,000 tons of it leaking into the oceans. Focusing on this situation is an urgent priority for Nestlé Philippines; moreover, the company continues to accelerate its initiatives to tackle plastic waste. In January 2019, Nestlé globally articulated its broader vision for a waste-free future, that none of its packaging, including plastics, ends up in landfills and oceans, or as litter.

Nestlé Philippines takes holistic approach as it accelerates initiatives to tackle plastic waste. (2020, October 8). Business Mirror, p. M3.