Climate and environmental advocates are pushing for systemic changes to address the country’s plastic pollution problem. The online event delved into the urgency of solving the plastics problem and the need for policies that will phase out single-use plastics in the country. It officially consolidated 38 bills and four resolutions seeking to phase out or regulate single-use plastics. Oceana’s positionGloria Estenzo Ramos, vice president of Oceana Philippines, meanwhile, said she has reservations about the new single-use plastics bill. “How do we not affect all these taho vendors or sari-sari stores that rely on single-use plastics?

Source: Manila Times May 14, 2021 17:15 UTC