We join more than 150 countries today in marking the 50th anniversary of the UN-organized World Environment Day event under the campaign #BeatPlasticPollution. The world, with nearly 7.9 billion people, including 114 million from the Philippines, is being snowed under by plastic, with 300 million metric tons of plastic waste generated each year.

The Editorial Board. (2023, June 5). Solution to plastic pollution [Editorial]. Manila Standard, p. B1.