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31.07.26 - 06:18
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Soy sauce refills and reused jars: can Philippines′ tingi culture hold back deluge of plastic waste? (The Guardian)
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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 dayJust after classes finish for the day in Malabon City, in the Philippines, a corner shop begins to fill. Mothers arrive with their children, handing over empty bottles to be refilled with soy sauce and cooking oil. Plastic tubs that previously held ice-cream or biscuits are weighed and filled with flour or sugar. The kids get some sweets and banana chips bagged in brown kraft paper.This store, Tingi Tindahan, offers a different experience from other small independent shops in the country. It retains the accessibility of micro-retail, colloquially known as tingi, while reintroducing reuse and refill methods instead of selling products in sachets and plastic packaging that too quickly becomes discarded waste. Continue reading......
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24.07.26 - 07:24
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Philippinen werfen China weitere Attacke auf Schiffe vor (DPA-AFX)
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MANILA (dpa-AFX) - Die Spannungen zwischen China und den Philippinen im Südchinesischen Meer verschärfen sich weiter: Bereits zum dritten Mal innerhalb einer Woche werfen die philippinischen Behörden der chinesischen Küstenwache aggressive Aktionen gegen ......
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