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Long Title
AN ACT REGULATING THE PRODUCTION, IMPORTATION, SALE, PROVISION, USE, RECOVERY, COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND DISPOSAL OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS
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Date filed
July 1, 2019
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00103 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REGULATING THE PRODUCTION, IMPORTATION, SALE, PROVISION, USE, RECOVERY, COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND DISPOSAL OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to regulate the production, use, recycling and disposal of plastic bags and other single-use plastics in the whole country. Provides for a gradual phase out of single-use plastics; a transition program for the shift to the use of biodegradable plastic bags; a Special Environment Fund for plastics regulation; the role of local government units; a program for affected workers of the plastic industry; and support for affected manufacturers of plastic products for effective implementation of this Act. | |
| ALIAS NAME : "Plastic Products Regulation Act" | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : FORTUN, LAWRENCE "LAW" H. | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Pacquiao (R.) (000 2019-09-17) | 2. Villarica (000 2021-03-31) |
| 3. Mariano-Hernandez (000 2021-04-29) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB09147 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2019-07-23 |
Abstract
Seeks to regulate the production, use, recycling and disposal of plastic bags and other single-use plastics in the whole country. Provides for a gradual phase out of single-use plastics; a transition program for the shift to the use of biodegradable plastic bags; a Special Environment Fund for plastics regulation; the role of local government units; a program for affected workers of the plastic industry; and support for affected manufacturers of plastic products for effective implementation of this Act.
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