Plastics, Policy, and the Push for Prevention

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In the Philippines, 2025 made plastic pollution impossible to frame as a “future problem” because it is already shaping health, livelihoods, and development every day. This quarter connects three moves that signal a shift toward prevention: a stronger stance at the Global Plastics Treaty table, a National Plastic Action Roadmap taking shape through public consultation, and new financing for a cleaner, more resilient blue economy.