{"id":3707,"date":"2019-11-08T20:15:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T12:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/?p=3707"},"modified":"2021-12-01T20:39:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:39:24","slug":"greenpeace-welcomes-malacanang-pronouncement-on-single-use-plastic-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/3707\/greenpeace-welcomes-malacanang-pronouncement-on-single-use-plastic-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace welcomes Malaca\u00f1ang pronouncement on single-use plastic ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Quezon City \u2013<\/em> In reaction to Malaca\u00f1ang\u2019s announcement<\/a> that President Rodrigo Duterte is amenable to a nationwide ban on single-use plastics, Abigail Aguilar, regional campaign coordinator at Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said:<\/p>\n\n

\u201cGreenpeace welcomes the announcement that President Duterte is considering a nationwide ban on single-use plastics. This is a long delayed pronouncement which we trust will be put into action and will not remain a mere statement.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe solution to the scourge of single-use plastics is to avoid its manufacture. As a first step, the President needs to certify as priority a strong national single-use plastic ban bill, which should aim for a drastic reduction of the manufacture of single-use plastic products and packaging, and their eventual elimination from the market. 
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\u201cImportantly, this ban must include the phase out of sachet packaging, direct companies to redesign products and packaging, and give incentives to reuse, refill and other alternative delivery systems.
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\u201cFinally, the ban should not include false solutions such as materials substitution to paper or bioplastics, lightweighting of packaging, and chemical recycling, among others.”
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Note to Editors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/1186855\/duterte-mulling-ban-on-plastic-use<\/a><\/p>\n\n

https:\/\/news.abs-cbn.com\/news\/11\/07\/19\/duterte-mulls-ban-on-use-of-plastic<\/a><\/p>\n\n

https:\/\/www.philstar.com\/headlines\/2019\/11\/08\/1966950\/duterte-mulling-nationwide-plastic-ban-panelo<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Media Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Abigail Aguilar, Regional Campaign Coordinator, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, abigail.aguilar@greenpeace.org<\/a> | +63 998 589 2551<\/p>\n\n

JP Agcaoili, Communications Manager, Greenpeace Southeast Asia – Philippines, jp.agcaoili@greenpeace.org<\/a>, +63 949 889 1334
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