Davao City turns green

DAVAO CITY — About 90 percent of the 29,000 business establishments in this city are now complying with the provisions of the city's Ecological and Solid Waste Management Ordinance on the ban on the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags (with handle) and styro foams.


City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) chief Lawyer Joseph Dominic Felizarta said almost all business establishments in the city are already aware of the plastic ban.


He also said businesses that are using plastic in their daily operations, especially those types of plastics that are explicitly included in the prohibited types, need not to spend much since there are at least 10 local manufacturers of biodegradable plastic in Davao City.


Meanwhile, Felizarta said as of Thursday, CENRO arrested 450 erring businesses violating the plastic ban. “We are already assessing if we can file appropriate cases against these violators. Most of them are in the food vendors in various public markets,” he said.(PNA)