Amid pollution worries, Cynthia Villar wants single-use plastics banned

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MANILA—Sen. Cynthia Villar has filed a bill that will ban single-use plastics to minimize pollution in the country. Under Senate Bill No.

333 or the Single-Use Plastic Product Regulation Act of 2019, the manufacturing, importation, and use of single-use plastic products will be regulated.

A 2015 report on plastic pollution conducted by international groups Ocean Conservancy, and McKinsey Center for Business and Environment ranked the Philippines as the 3rd biggest source of plastic leaking into the oceans, following China and Indonesia. "Microplastics leaked in our bodies of water may also put public health at risk as it gets into our food chain," she said.

"Hindi naman natin masisi ang mga tao kung ang kaya lang bilhin ay ’yung sapat para sa ilang araw lang na gamitan. But we must put pressure on the corporations that produce these products to come up with a program to recycle these wastes and minimize impact on the environment," Villar said.

 

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Ano ang ipapalit sa plastic, paper ubos na kalbo na ang mga bundok ng Pinas!

Naku dapat simulan ni Pdutz iban lajat ng plastic sa admin nya, HELLO PANELO!

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