At the 43rd Cabinet meeting last November 6, Duterte floated the idea of banning the use of plastics as the issue of environment and climate change resiliency was discussed.
SUPs are plastic-based materials created to be used once before they are disposed of or recycled such as bottles, cutlery, cups, sachets, stirrers, straws, and the omnipresent plastic bags and polystyrene containers or Styrofoam. “Such a law is needed to stimulate and strengthen actions by local government units to address the menace of disposable plastics. Aside from targeting SUPs for phase-out within a reasonable timeframe, the law should promote and incentivize the shift to ecological alternatives, and encourage business and industry to invest in sustainable product packaging and delivery systems,” Lucero noted.