Municipal Ordinance 2008-752How effective is it?

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Municipal Ordinance 2008-752

•An ordinance prohibiting the use of plastic bags on dry goods and regulating its utilization on wet goods and prohibiting the use of Styrofoam in the municipality of Los Baños.

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Municipal Ordinance 2008-752

•Furthermore, selling or offering these packaging materials is also not allowed and prescribing penalties thereof.

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Table 1. Prohibited Acts Stated in the Section 11 of the Ordinance No. 2008-752

WET GOODSWET GOODS Sell plastic bags to customers as SECONDARY Sell plastic bags to customers as SECONDARY packaging materials.packaging materials.

Provide plastic bags to customers as SECONDARY Provide plastic bags to customers as SECONDARY packing materials.packing materials.

DRY GOODSDRY GOODS Sell plastic bags to customers as PRIMARY Sell plastic bags to customers as PRIMARY packaging materials.packaging materials.

Provide plastic bags to customers as PRIMARY Provide plastic bags to customers as PRIMARY packing materials.packing materials.

FOODS AND FOODS AND OTHER OTHER PRODUCTSPRODUCTS

Sell Styrofoam as containers.Sell Styrofoam as containers.

Provide Styrofoam as containers.Provide Styrofoam as containers.

OTHERSOTHERS Dispose plastic wasteDispose plastic waste

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Objectives of Municipal Order 2008-752•To eliminate the use of plastic bags and

Styrofoam

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• To optimize the solutions in response to climate change and environmental threats

Objectives of Municipal Order 2008-752•To encourage individuals to use alternative

materials, thereby reducing plastic wastes

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• To increase people’s welfare and development

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Observation Days

•Day 1: June 24, 20118 out of 16 garbage are plastics.50% are plastics.

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Observation Days

•Day 2: June 27, 201137 out of 64 garbage are plastics.57.8% are plastics

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Observation Days

•Day 3: June 28, 201115 out of 23 garbage are plastics.65.22% are plastics.

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Observation Days

Day 4: June 28,2011•17 out of 26 garbage are plastics.65.38%

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Percentage of plastics usage for four days.

Day 1, 50%

Day 2, 57.80%

Day 3, 65.22%Day 4, 65.38%

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Conclusion•Based on the data we gathered, we have

observed that there was a continuous increase in plastic usage. Thus, we can say that Municipal Ordinance 2008-752 is not effective.

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