A woman gathers trash from the street near the Triangle, Bacolod City, Philippines, in this May 2016 photograph. The Philippines has among the highest trash collection rates in Southeast Asia, yet, it’s the world’s third biggest source of plastic leaking into the ocean, according to a new report on plastic pollution by international group Ocean Conservancy and McKinsey Center for Business and Environment.

First published in the May 22, 2019, 10:07 p.m. edition

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