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BAN IMPORTED SOLID WASTES – PIMENTEL

Post author By Romelo Caparas
Post date April 2, 2019
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Senator Koko Pimentel III has filed a bill seeking to ban the importation of solid waste in the country. According to Pimentel, the Philippines is “well in the path” of being known as a country in the “global waste trade” as evidenced by two incidents of trash dumping in 2017 and 2018. “The Philippines is […]

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BAN THE USE OF PLASTIC STRAW AND STIRRERS – HONTIVEROS

Post author By Romelo Caparas
Post date July 9, 2018
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In a bid to reduce the amount of trash that goes into landfills and to address marine plastic pollution, Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for a measure that seeks to ban single-use plastic straws and drink stirrers in the food service business. Senate Bill No. 1866 otherwise known as “The Plastic Straw and Stirrer Ban […]

Tags ban, drinking straws, Hontiveros, landfills, plastic, Risa Hontiveros, Senator Risa Hontiveros, Senator Rosa Hontiveros, Trash