Officials enact major ban that will force shoppers to change habits: 'All commercial establishments are prohibited'

Officials enact major ban that will force shoppers to change habits: 'All commercial establishments are prohibited'

A city in the Philippines has enacted a ban that will change the landscape of shopping for residents in an effort to cut down on waste and pollution.  According to The Inquirer, the city of Masantol in the Pampanga region of the Philippines has banned both the sale and use of single-use plastic bags and Styrofoam containers by all businesses in town.  While the law had been on the books since 2018, Mayor Danilo Guinto issued an executive order t…