LC set to implement plastic ordinance in 2014

‘Bring your own bag’

By Dominic B. dela Cruz

Staff Reporter

GOING SHOPPING? Bring your own bag.

This will soon be the new fad in Laoag City after Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas announced that the city government would begin implementation of City Ordinance No. 2012-045.

The said ordinance regulates the use of plastic bags and other plastic materials as secondary packaging and bans the use of styrofoam in the city.

According to the mayor, this is the city’s contribution in protecting the environment and helping maintain ecological balance.

Laoag councilor Joseph Tamayo, author of the ordinance, lauded the mayor’s move to implement the local law. He said this would mitigate the impact of the excessive use of hazardous wastes that often result in environmental degradation, flooding, sanitation problems and climate change.

Tamayo, who chairs the council’s committee on environmental protection, said that based on scientific research, plastic and other items made of styrofoam contain toxic chemicals that pose danger to humans by affecting various systems and senses of the human body and can even harm the environment.

The ordinance prohibits business establishments and individuals from using plastic bags as packaging material for any type of goods.

As an alternative, individuals can use environment-friendly “green” bags that are available for sale by the same establishments. Papers bags are highly recommended for carrying dry goods.

The ordinance would take effect one year after the review of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

This measure was approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod on September 26, 2012 and was immediately transmitted to the provincial board for review.

Relative to this, Tamayo also announced that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of this ordinance have been drafted and will be fully implemented starting January 1, 2014.

Business establishments violating this ordinance will be fined P3,000 plus stern warning for the first offense. A second offence carries a penalty of a P4,000 fine and issuance of closure order for three months. Third offense would be penalized P5,000 plus the revocation, suspension, cancellation, or non-renewal of business permit.

For the individual, a fine of P500 would be levied for the first offense. Second offense carries a penalty of P1,000 fine a stern warning or community service equivalent to 120 hours. Third-time offenders face a fine of P3,000 and/or imprisonment of not more than six months depending on the discretion of the court.

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