THE Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) is conducting tests on a transparent biodegradable bag for use in farms to help reduce the amount of plastic waste which is harmful to the environment.

“What farmers and agriculture commodity traders use today are still plastics and those that are left undisposed after use can present problems to the environment,” Rex Bingabing, executive director of PhilMech, said in a statement.

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