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(KPL/Prensa Latina) Panama's Ministry of the Environment (Miambiente) announced a ban on the entry and sale of single-use plastic and polystyrene items in protected areas, effective January 1.
(KPL/Prensa Latina) Panama's Ministry of the Environment (Miambiente) announced a ban on the entry and sale of single-use plastic and polystyrene items in protected areas, effective January 1.
The document states that the government initiative’s primary purpose is the protection of natural ecosystems.
The measure aims to prevent polluting materials, which annually affect soils, rivers, coasts, and biodiversity, from entering these ecologically valuable areas.
Panama generates more than 380,000 tons of plastic waste each year, 88 percent of which ends up visually polluting natural environments, including streets, avenues, and the protected areas themselves.
The regulation details the items that will be restricted within protected areas, including disposable plastic bottles, cups, plates, and expanded polystyrene trays.
It also includes non-biodegradable bags, absorbents, stirrers, and any other single-use plastic product. Only use that is not reusable, compostable, or biodegradable.
The Miambiente regulation for protected areas is of general application and covers visitors, tour operators and concessionaires, researchers and contractors, volunteers, and public officials.
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