Quezon City ’s effort to reduce the use of plastic bags in the city is paying off.

Based on the monitoring report submitted by city-based retailers and commercial establishments to the QC Environmental Protection and Waste Management Department (EPWMD), about two million pieces of used plastic bags have already been recovered from the waste stream since the enactment of the ordinance in April 2012.

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