MANILA, Philippines — Plastic straws and plastic coffee stirrers may soon be banned in the country as the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) has approved a draft resolution that includes the two items in the list of non-environmentally approved products (NEAP), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Wednesday.
The resolution was deliberated and approved by the NSWMC on Tuesday.
The list of NEAP is part of the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, which was enacted into law in January 2001.
Under RA 9003, it read that the commission will prepare a list of non-environm…
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