Live Breaking News & Updates on Ccording Toa News Release On Monday The Measure States That For Single Use Plastics Which Cannot Be Avoided

CASH FOR TRASH. A man collects used plastic bottles which he will sell to junk shops in Novaliches, Quezon City in this undated photo. Senator Loren Legarda said Monday (Jan. 23, 2023) that she will pursue the approval of her bill that calls for a total ban on single-use plastics. (PNA photo by Oliver Marquez) MANILA - As the country observes National Zero Waste Month and the 22nd anniversary of the Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Act this month, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda joined the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and environmental groups in lobbying for the urgent passage of a national regulation to ban single-use plastics. Legarda filed a bill last year calling for the regulation and management of single-use plastics by providing penalties, levies and incentives for industries and consumers, according to a news release on Monday. The measure states that for single-use plastics which cannot be avoided, business enterprises must ensure that these are recycled ....

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