One “aha-moment” I had during fieldwork was when we were talking with a food vendor. He was explaining to me how they package up their food into a plastic bag, which goes into a paper bag, which then goes into another plastic bag. And he didn’t mind using three bags because they were all so […]
During fieldwork, one of my biggest “aha moments” was during our visit to Oikos. Seeing the process a biodegradable bag goes through, from the start of production as bioplastic pellets to the end of production when they are shipped out to customers, was very eye-opening. This showed me what it will take for a product […]
I would say that one of my biggest aha moments was seeing all of the pollution that was in the streets. I had known that the Philippines had struggled with managing its trash collection system, but I was not expecting to see all of these heaps of trash on the sidewalks. I was also shocked […]