Pure Oceans

Samal Island is unique & laudable in its having a proactive City Environmental Office, segregating residents & a sanitary landfill. But 1) external sources of single-use plastic waste like Tourists are putting pressure on their limited waste management system, Waste washed up on their shores are unaccounted for and unmanaged; While 2) the sectors – government, business & households – are passing off responsibility to each other rather than approaching the solving of this shared problem collaboratively.

The Linis Islas programme – Pure Oceans’ training, prototyping, & mentorship programme developed specifically for island & coastal communities. Through Linis Islas, communities are guided in designing waste management enterprises appropriate to their locale, resources & culture – while generating value from the waste they are forced to live with. Linis Islas is currently running on Tingloy Island, Batangas; and with WWF Philippines’ communities in Donsol and Davao City. For Samal Island, the training will be cross-sectoral, to encourage more collaboration and value exchange between businesses, governments, CSOs and households.