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Long Title
AN ACT MANDATING THE LABELLING OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF PLASTIC RESIN USED IN SUCH PRODUCTS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
July 1, 2019
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00033 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING THE LABELLING OF PLASTIC PRODUCTS ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF PLASTIC RESIN USED IN SUCH PRODUCTS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Mandating The Labelling Of Plastic Products According To The Type Of Plastic Resin Used In Such Products, Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to mandate the labelling of plastic products according to the type of plastic resin used in such products. Despite the waste segregation schemes in the collection of garbage being employed by different local government units, puts into place a system that would hasten the management and disposal of plastic products in order to minimize their harmful impact on the environment. | |
| ALIAS NAME : "Plastics Labelling Act Of 2019" | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BIAZON, RUFFY B. | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Vergara (000 2019-08-14) | 2. Nieto (000 2019-08-20) |
| 3. Tan (S.A.) (000 2020-01-28) | 4. Tan (A.) (000 2020-07-13) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2019-07-23 |
Abstract
Seeks to mandate the labelling of plastic products according to the type of plastic resin used in such products. Despite the waste segregation schemes in the collection of garbage being employed by different local government units, puts into place a system that would hasten the management and disposal of plastic products in order to minimize their harmful impact on the environment.
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