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Item Restricted Should plastic bags be beanned? a case study of Valenzuela City(2013-10) Ognita, Elisabeth Joan a.; Parlan, Maria Jenina; Pernia, Ernesto M.Having been known as the "Plastic City", Valenzuela City stands firm on refusing to adopt the "Plastic Ban" becoming one of the six cities (out of 17 cities in Metro Manila) that stands out defying the ban on the use of plastics. The purpose of our study is to examine the economic and environmental effects of plastic bag bans and analyze the potential advantages and disadvantages of this policy. We find that banning plastic bags appears to reduce employment and sales. The plastic bag ban also seems to encourage the production and use of alternatives to plastic, such as paper bags and reusable bags that are alleged to be more environmentally harmful than plastics. Since banning plastic bags appears to harm both the economy and the environment, proper regulation on the use of plastics should be implemented instead of the total ban on plastics.