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Las Pinas, Philippines Bans Plastic Bags

Plastic-Free City Las Piñas, one of the largest cities in the Philippines with a population of just over 500,000(1), will prohibit the use and distribution of plastic bags. The ‘Plastic Bag Regulation Ordinance’ was passed on September 15, 2011. The ordinance also bans the usage of polystyrene foam. Section 3…

Sen. Legarda Commends Approval of Plastic Bag Regulation Act of 2011

Senator Legarda introduced her own bill, SB 2759, on March 29, 2011 to ban plastic bags. “Now that the House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading their version of the bill banning non-biodegradable plastic bags, I call on my colleagues in the Senate to speed up work…

Philippines House of Representatives Vote To Regulate Plastic Bags

The Plastic Bag Regulation Act of 2011 has been approved by the House of Representatives of the 15th Congress of the Philippines.  The measure, House Bill 4840, will regulate the use of plastic bags and also create a plastic bag recovery system. “The State must ensure that contaminants to the…

Phillipines’ Legarda Files Total Plastic Bag Ban Act

Sen. Loren Legarda has filed Senate Bill 2759, the Total Plastic Bag Ban Act of 2011 in the Phillipines. Sen. Legarda, a dedicated environmentalist, and currently Chairwoman of the Climate Change Oversight Committee of the Senate, has co-authored several laws on environmental protection. Sen. Legarda was a strong supporter for…