Asia Insight · SEASON 12
Making Food Waste Useful: The Philippines
Episode 28 · 2023-10-20
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
The Philippines' growing economy and population have led to a rise in trash, and it has become a serious social issue. Over half of this trash is food waste, and one woman hopes to use it to improve the lives of poor families. Lorilyn Daquioag uses microbes from the forest to break down food waste and produce a liquid solution that makes top-quality organic fertilizer. By distributing this for free to poor neighborhoods, she can track its efficacy on vegetables and flowers. The plan is to grow delicious, healthy vegetables for locals, and eventually produce a surplus to be sold at the market. Follow Lorilyn as she takes on the two-fold challenge of waste and poverty with a single solution.
28 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. Street Food as Social Rehabilitation: Thailand2023-01-06
2. Bonding in the Barangay: The Philippines2023-01-13
3. Reforming the National Sport of Muay Thai: Thailand2023-01-20
4. Fishermen Face Land Development: Penang, Malaysia2023-01-27
5. Seniors! Back to School: Thailand2023-02-03
6. "On That Day, We Were Fearless": China's White Paper Movement2023-02-10
7. House of Manga Aspirations: Japan2023-02-17
8. Tokyo's Sustainable Fishermen2023-02-24
9. Trains Carry Workers Home After Zero-COVID: China2023-03-03
10. Taiwan's 100,000 Emergency Shelters2023-03-17
11. Youth Living in the Changing Hong Kong2023-03-31
12. Pioneer of Food Waste Reduction: Taichung, Taiwan2023-04-21
13. A Flood of Climate Migration: Bangladesh2023-05-12
14. The Struggle of Unwed Mothers: China2023-05-19
15. Shaping Sustainable Cashmere: Mongolia2023-06-09
16. The Reality Faced by Nepal's Workers Overseas2023-06-16
17. Refuge in a Train - Life After the Turkey Earthquake2023-06-23
18. Violence-Free Stadiums: Indonesia2023-06-30
19. Attempted Change in the Garment Industry: Bangladesh2023-07-07
20. Struggling Elderly Migrant Workers: Xi'an, China2023-07-14
21. Herding Above the Clouds: Pakistan2023-07-28
22. To Live is to Paint: Mongolia2023-08-04
23. The Uncertainty of China's "Factory Inheritors"2023-08-18
24. A Language Identity: Taiwan2023-09-01
25. A Country Goes Digital: Cambodia2023-09-08
26. Recognition for Paternity Leave: South Korea2023-09-15
27. Cambodia's Hip-hop School for Children2023-10-06
28. Making Food Waste Useful: The Philippines2023-10-20
29. Artistic Coexistence in Treasure Hill: Taiwan2023-10-27
30. The Rise in Young Chinese Street Vendors2023-11-10
31. Newspaper of the Street Children: India2023-11-17
32. Online Voice Actors Go Global: The Philippines2023-12-08
33. A Border School of Hope: Mae Sot, Thailand2023-12-22
