The crackdown on illegally-operating dumpsites in the country continues with the shutdown of two more local government-run open dumpsites in Misamis Oriental.
February 3, 2021 | 8:34 pm Font Size
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THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday signaled a possible ban on plastic straws and coffee stirrers by putting them on a list of so-called non-environmentally acceptable products and packaging (NEAP) products.
In a statement Wednesday, the DENR said that the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) approved a resolution classifying the two products as NEAP, adding that they “may be banned soon.”
“The draft resolution declaring plastic soft drink straw and plastic coffee stirrers as NEAP was deliberated (in) a virtual en banc meeting… (which) concluded with 11 votes for approval and three votes (against),” the DENR said.