Plastic bags now banned too in Malabon City
By Nathaniel R. Melican
Malabon City is expected to say goodbye to plastic bags and Styrofoam packs later in 2013, when an ordinance banning their use as packaging for most products takes effect.
Malabon City is expected to say goodbye to plastic bags and Styrofoam packs later in 2013, when an ordinance banning their use as packaging for most products takes effect.
Consider it a reprieve of sorts—beneficial for businesses but not for the environment. Amid earlier reports that the plastic ban would be implemented starting this month, the Makati City government clarified Wednesday that it would take effect in the middle of the year.
The country’s plastics could face death sooner than later as more and more local government units outlaw the use of plastic bags and polystyrene foam materials in the retail of food items, an industry association official said here Thursday.
Muntinlupa Mayor Aldrin San Pedro has asked the city council to amend Metro Manila’s landmark ban on plastic and styrofoam use and include stiffer penalties for erring establishments and tax incentives for the obedient ones.
The ban on the use of plastic bags in all stores in Pasay City will be implemented gradually, officials said on Tuesday in a message addressed to businessmen who are still making the adjustment.
Manila is one step closer to banning the use and sale of plastic bags and Styrofoam after an ordinance which penalizes violators passed on third and final reading Wednesday.
After banning plastic bags and Styrofoam containers for most goods bought in commercial establishments, the Muntinlupa City government is now encouraging residents to use reusable containers when buying takeout food.
Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay has issued an executive order outlawing, starting next week, the use by department stores, supermarkets, restaurants and other establishments of plastic shopping bags and polystyrene containers as the country’s financial district joined several Metro Manila cities in imposing such a ban.
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje on Thursday appealed to the public to reduce the use of plastic utensils and Styrofoam containers when they celebrate the holidays.
A confederation of plastic manufacturing companies has asked the Senate to wait for the results of a study on the actual environmental impact of their products before passing a law banning the use of plastic bags in the country. In a position paper submitted to the Upper House, a copy of which was obtained by [...]
