Rubbish Pollution in the Pasig River in Manila

Trash found at San Juan river in Manila during the Greenpeace Philippines and the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) boat tour to show the magnitude and trajectory of plastic waste from tributary San Juan River to the Pasig River’s mouth.
The tour highlighted the chokepoints and documented the pollution along the Pasig River and feeding into Manila Bay. The groups also released a GPS-equipped buoy to track the movement of marine debris, such as plastic waste, from Pasig River into open waters.

Unique identifier: GP0STR196

Type: Image

Shoot date: 08/09/2017

Locations: Asia, Luzon, Manila, Pasig, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Credit line: © Daniel Müller / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Greenpeace and PRRC Track Plastic Pollution in Pasig River, Philippines

Greenpeace Philippines and the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) hosted a boat tour showing the magnitude and trajectory of plastic waste from tributary San Juan River to the Pasig River’s mouth.
The tour highlighted the chokepoints and documented the pollution along the Pasig River and feeding into Manila Bay. The groups also released a GPS-equipped buoy to track the movement of marine debris, such as plastic waste, from Pasig River into open waters.

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