Friday, October 5, 2007
Bill - Hon. Joy Marie Limbo
YOUTH CONGRESS
BAGIOU CITY
THIRTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
Introduced by : HON. JOY MARIE LIMBO
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has launched several programs which include the banning of using plastic bag in supermarkets and malls to reduce pollution caused by plastics.
Plastics are found everywhere: in food containers, car seats, telephones, computers, toys, cups, floor coverings, windows, and drain pipes – the list is endless. Plastics are such an integral part of our daily lives that it’s almost impossible to conceive how we could function without them. The chemicals and processes used to create certain plastics can be highly toxic, affecting not only our groundwater and the air we breathe, but also leaching (slowly dissolving or migrating) into packaged foods, bottled water, and even our skin upon handling them. This column focuses on the health effects of three toxicants in plastic: phthalates, dioxins, and bisphenol-A .Strategies for reducing exposures and using alternatives are also provided like using
In order to put more teeth to this policy, this bill seeks to ban of using plastic bag and use paper bag as an alternative. Once approved, any establishment violate this provision of this act shall suffer the penalty of disqualification of license to operate.
In view of the foregoing reason, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
JOY MARIE LIMBO
Representative
Second District,Quezon,Province
YOUTH CONGRESS
BAGIOU CITY
Thirteenth Congress
Introduced by Hon. Joy Marie Limbo
An Act Banning of Plastic Bags in Malls and Supermarkets and providing paper bags as an Alternative.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines n Congress assembled:
Section 1. Short title – this act shall be known as the “plastic bag ban in malls and supermarket Act of of 2007.”
Section 2. Declaration of Policy _ It is hereby declared the policy o f the state to promote of using a paper bag as an alternative for plastic bags in supermarkets and malls This is to lower the number of wastes that cause floods, global warming, pollution in the country.
Section 3. Definition of terms- As used in this act, the following terms shall mean
Malls- means a complex of retail stores usually located in a large building
Supermarket- a large household good stores, the articles being arranged in open shelves display
Plastic- unnatural, synthetic material that doesn’t decompose
4.Paper bag- refers to the alternative of a plastic. This can contain and hold dry items.
5.Wastes- useless or damage materials produced by non-biodegradable.
Section 4. Prohibited act- malls and supermarkets shall be banned from using plastic bags and use paper bag as an alternative.
Section 5.- Penalties- Any malls or Supermarkets found violating this provision shall suffer from disqualification of license to operate of the establishment.
Approved,Labels: environment
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