Dead whale: Plastic pollution in the Philippines beached and killed this whale with a shocking 40kg found in its stomach

A whale that was found washed up on a beach in The Philippines had consumed 40 kg of plastic bags which were found in its stomach.

Photos posted on the Facebook page for the D'Bone Collector Museum Inc. in the city of Davao show the dead mammal being examined after its death.

The photos show a staggering amount of plastic which appears to be from carrier bags in the whale's stomach.

As the plastic is pulled from the whale's body, it is pulled out and shown up to the camera, highlighting the sheer volume of the material lodged within its body.

In the Facebook post, the Museum said the official cause of death was "40 kilos of plastic bags."

According to the Museum, 16 rice sacks and four bags that possibly came from banana plantations were in the whale's stomach, as well as "multiple plastic bags."

The shocking findings were described as "the most plastic we have ever seen in a whale."

The Museum added: "It's disgusting. Action must be taken by the government against those who continue to treat the waterways and ocean as dumpsters."