Mindanao goes for buri bags, dumps plastic bags

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Trade officials said there is a strong clamor to regulate the use of plastic bags and containers, including Styrofoam in Western Mindanao because it largely contributes to the huge volume of waste that clog canals and sewers and cause flood problems.

Engineer Jamir Abubakar, of the Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), said the inter-agency ConsumerNet-9 has passed a resolution urging city and municipal and provincial councils to pass legislations that would regulate the use of those materials.