Environmental Advocacy
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CARE FOR ENVIRONMENT
implementation of plastic bag
MAKATI CITY
Plastic products have been blamed for the flash floods in Metro Manila during the rainy season,
but it seems that the message has been slow to sink in. Image Credit: AFP
but it seems that the message has been slow to sink in. Image Credit: AFP
I live at Makati City and I support the No Use of Plastic Campaign in the city.
However, some establishments did not comply of the ban of the use of all non-biodegradable packaging materials in Makati City.
The city of Makati is participating in a national campaign against the use of plastic which has been blamed for excessive flash floods during the rainy season. In a report, “Many erring establishments received tickets on the first day of compliance test,” said Danny Villas, Makati City’s environment officer.
I think people in Makati City including those in the household not only on the establishment should practice the use of paper bags in shopping and garbage disposal. The city is monitoring all the high and low-end canteens, convenience stores, department stores, eateries, fast food chains, public markets, shopping malls, and supermarkets to check on their compliance to the city’s Plastic Regulation Order which bans the use of plastic and polystyrene as packaging materials.
Adding the order of Nation Government also bans the use, sale and distribution of non-biodegradable products.
Based on the reports I read, the resistance came from sidewalk vendors including customers in supermarkets who were not prepared for the local ordinance’s implementation.
Individual violators are fined P1,000 or imprisoned for five to 30 days, or both; Also according to the ordinance, the establishments are fined P5,000, the company owner imprisoned from 30 days to a year, and the company’s business permit cancelled. The local code also calls on establishments to provide for free or for a fee, paper bags, cloth bags, and baskets made of biodegradable materials in lieu of plastic bags.
Establishments and village halls are also required to place a marked “plastic bag recovery bin” at their premises’ entrances and exits. They will serve as drop-off points for the collection of plastic bags from residents.
Makati City has a population of half a million, which soars to 3.7 million with the number of workers in banks, companies, embassies, shopping malls, and restaurants based in the financial district.
Makati is the ninth of Metro Manila’s 17 districts that has issued the plastic ban, raising to seven million the number of people affected by it. Metro Manila has a population of 13 million.
The authorities have blamed plastic products for flash floods in Metro Manila, during the rainy season which begins in every June.
This is an effective campaign that we all should support since it will be beneficial to our environment.
SOURCE: http://gulfnews.com/
However, some establishments did not comply of the ban of the use of all non-biodegradable packaging materials in Makati City.
The city of Makati is participating in a national campaign against the use of plastic which has been blamed for excessive flash floods during the rainy season. In a report, “Many erring establishments received tickets on the first day of compliance test,” said Danny Villas, Makati City’s environment officer.
I think people in Makati City including those in the household not only on the establishment should practice the use of paper bags in shopping and garbage disposal. The city is monitoring all the high and low-end canteens, convenience stores, department stores, eateries, fast food chains, public markets, shopping malls, and supermarkets to check on their compliance to the city’s Plastic Regulation Order which bans the use of plastic and polystyrene as packaging materials.
Adding the order of Nation Government also bans the use, sale and distribution of non-biodegradable products.
Based on the reports I read, the resistance came from sidewalk vendors including customers in supermarkets who were not prepared for the local ordinance’s implementation.
Individual violators are fined P1,000 or imprisoned for five to 30 days, or both; Also according to the ordinance, the establishments are fined P5,000, the company owner imprisoned from 30 days to a year, and the company’s business permit cancelled. The local code also calls on establishments to provide for free or for a fee, paper bags, cloth bags, and baskets made of biodegradable materials in lieu of plastic bags.
Establishments and village halls are also required to place a marked “plastic bag recovery bin” at their premises’ entrances and exits. They will serve as drop-off points for the collection of plastic bags from residents.
Makati City has a population of half a million, which soars to 3.7 million with the number of workers in banks, companies, embassies, shopping malls, and restaurants based in the financial district.
Makati is the ninth of Metro Manila’s 17 districts that has issued the plastic ban, raising to seven million the number of people affected by it. Metro Manila has a population of 13 million.
The authorities have blamed plastic products for flash floods in Metro Manila, during the rainy season which begins in every June.
This is an effective campaign that we all should support since it will be beneficial to our environment.
SOURCE: http://gulfnews.com/
Makati is 9th city in Metro Manila with plastic ban
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