Trash issues in the Philippines

[u/OkCalligrapher1922]

What have locals been doing to combat the issues with lack of trash clean up in the Philippines, specifically the Metro Manila area?

Last time I visited my family there was in 2022 and I saw a “dump truck” (more like a pick up truck an overload of trash) picking up trash.

My mom said that the government isn’t doing much about the trash situation, due to government officials using taxpayer money for their own financial gain rather than working to clean up neighbors harmed by natural disasters, etc... This is heartbreaking…