Government agencies in the Philippine village of Bayanan are trying to tackle the scourge of plastic waste by offering rice to the villagers in return for handing over the waste. It decided to give a kilogram of rice to anyone who delivered it two kilograms of plastic waste.
Government agencies receive plastic waste from villagers outside the capital Manila for proper disposal or recycling to keep the environment clean.
"I collected 14 kilograms of plastic waste and got seven kilograms of rice," said Veronica Dolorico, a supporter of the program. When I walk abroad. "
Mayor Andor San Pedro said his village had collected more than 213 kilograms of bags, bottles and plastic bags in August, and that swapping food for rubbish teaches people how to properly dispose of their waste.
Rice is the Philippines' main staple, and the price of a kilogram is between 30 and 40 pesos ($ 0.70) - a high price in a fast-growing economy but poor in rural and urban areas.