Lagawe intensifies anti-plastic campaign
LAGAWE, Ifugao -The local government unit has intensified its anti-plastic campaign by conducting massive information education campaign and operations against erring individuals.
Personnel from the Municipal Anti-criminality General Service (MAGS) are continuously confiscating plastic products in various business establishments including those being used during market days. As they do this, they also orient business owners about the provisions of the anti-plastic ordinance
in line with the programs and services of the LGU for a clean and green Lagawe.
Municipal Ordinance No. 2016-178 otherwise known as “An Ordinance Prohibiting, Regulating and Prescribing Certain Uses of Plastics and Promoting the Use of Eco Bags and Other Friendly Practices as Alternatives in the Municipality,” prohibits business establishment from utilizing styrofoam, plastic bags as packaging materials on dry goods except those dealing on wet goods as primary packaging materials but not to sell and provide plastics bags to consumers as secondary packaging materials.
Moreover, no business establishment will offer or sell styrofoam and plastic products to consumers or other entity to be used as primary or secondary packaging materials on dry goods. It is prohibited to dispose plastic wastes on streets, canals, bodies of water and public places.
Any establishment/ individual will be penalized with a fine of P500 and community service for four hours for the first offense; P1, 000 or community service for eight hours for the second offense while P1, 500 or 36 hours community service and imprisonment of not more than six months upon the discretion of the court and cancelation of license to operate for a period of one year for business establishment. Penalty of community service is not applicable to violations committed by judicial and business establishments.
The municipal government will give a certificate of appreciation and commendation to individuals, association and business establishments who promote the observance of the ordinance and an incentive to tipsters who will report violations to apprehending officers. PIA - CAR