Environmental group to sue NSWMC for 'inaction' on plastic pollution
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A marine conservation group is eyeing to sue the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) for its alleged inaction to solve the problem of plastic pollution. The marine conservation group Oceana, in a statement released Sunday, said a notice to sue was sent to the members of NSWMC for alleged inaction to implement Republic Act 9003, also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. “We can no longer bear the inaction of the NSWMC which has failed to implement its mandated task to prepare a list of non-environmentally acceptable products and packaging (NEAPP),” said Gloria Estenzo Ramos, vice president of the said organization dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans.
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Environmental group to sue NSWMC for 'inaction' on plastic pollution. (2021, June 28). Panay News, p. 15.
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Plastics; Water pollution; Marine debris; Environment management; Solid impurities; Environmental protection; Environmental legislation; National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC); Oceana Philippines; Global Alliance for Incinerators Alternatives (GAIA); Ocean Conservancy; Legarda, Loren; Philippines
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