In this episode of the Reloop Brief, Shraddha Kumar is joined by Marian Ledesma, Zero Waste Campaigner for Greenpeace Philippines. Together, they unpack the complex reality of sachet economies.
Marian explains how small, multilayered plastic packets, ubiquitous across South and Southeast Asia, have become a symbol of both corporate convenience and systemic inequality.
The conversation explores what drives the sachet crisis and what policies like Extended Producer Responsibility are doing to address it. They also look at how local communities are adapting through innovative, yet traditional, refill and reuse models.
Marian shares lessons from the Kuha sa Tingi project in the Philippines and outlines what real leadership and accountability from corporations could, and should, look like.
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