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CHAPTER I
Introduction
durable, lightweight, and high strength, that also makes plastic litter
and natural gas). The concerns about plastic bags use are
their symbolic value (Nolan ITU 2002b). Plastic bags have become a
important status.
& Maqtari, 2014). Moreover, these products' limited life span usage
use of plastic but the established system of plastic is now known for
Food packs with plastic lining, plastic bottles and other such items’
against the use of polythene products. As per the United Nations (UN)
were used to obtain information about the alternatives for plastic bags.
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traditional plastics.
Community. This study will benefit the community in order for them
cellophanes.
bags. Through knowing these, they can prepare themselves for the
The research that I conducted only limits its scope to five employees
(DENR), Digos City, Davao del Sur. This study aims to know their
Chapter II
are made from biodegradable material which comes from a plant fiber
bags. It has been suggested that the natural fibers of paper and its
the non-biodegradable plastic bags; however, they are not free from
environmental harm as they contain toxic materials. Therefore, the
2007).
biodegradable bags which are non-toxic for soil. Moreover, they might
bags is very harmful and this habit should be changed (PBWG, 2002
bags are less common and reduction campaigns have had limited
gladly accept or even request for the plastic bags. Thus, impulsive
environmentally friendly.
mind that alternative plastic bags should be less or no harmful for our
The natural fiber alternatives that are currently popular are jute bags,
bags and renewable calico cloth bags (Though, 2007). While numerous
biodegradable and reusable bags. The jute bags consist of many types
and are biodegradable and quite compostable. Besides, they have no
production and use. Finally, reusable bags can be made from both the
and applications of plastics and cloth. Jute bags can be the best plastic
compostable.
littered plastic bags are the impacts from floods caused by blocked
banned the distribution of plastic bags after plastic bags and other
caused by the floods. After floods there are well known concerns
failure, which can be potentially life threatening. Littered bags can also
100” race. Two drivers were forced to stop when plastic bags blocked
during a race had the potential to cause a loss, which would have
tourism industry.
the loss of visual amenity and aquatic life (EPHC 2007). Specifically,
Both the loss of visual amenity and biodiversity due to marine litter
Australia.
tourism is also intensifying the problems and costs of litter and waste
management.
intervention in these countries were the large number of bags that are
impacts are evident both from bags as a whole item, littered raw
plastic materials and from littered bags that have eroded in the
Terrestrial plastic bag litter does not appear to be a major problem for
wildlife (Nolan ITU 2002b & ACG 2006). However, livestock have been
2000).
pollution is not limited to near shore; plastic bags have been found
formations 3.2 kilometers below the surface (Dive Discover 2006). This
demonstrates how easily plastic bags and other marine litter can be
dispersed. Litter can travel thousands of miles being carried by oceanic
currents (Ebbesmeyer 2003) far away from the source of litter. The
study concludes that blanket bans are not the best policy for
bag levy that is proving ineffective, mostly due to the fact that
consumers are willing to pay the tax to continue using plastic bags.
The study suggests that the levy be increased and that the
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2007, only applying to large supermarkets and grocery stores with over
of paper bags was observed (with significant double bagging), and few
ban. The overall decrease in plastic litter was minor, largely driven by a
moist soil
Germination rate
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Moist Soil)
in bioplastic) in Moist
soil
As shown in the table where two groups are being planted the moist
soil, control group has lower average than the experimental group with
the average of 4.1, while experimental group has the average of 4.3.
This indicate that the bioplastic and its components did not affect the
Water
Germination rate
Water)
in bioplastic) in Water
Table 2 shows that the groups were soaked in the water has the same
with seeds that was soaked in the water did not affect the germination
factors
The table shows and indicate that the experimental group has a
rate in days, this implies that the bioplastic embedded with seeds is
mean of 4.5 days, dry soil 3.5 days and soaked in water 10.5 days.
Definition of Terms
packing. The seams of most plastic bags are heat sealed, but some are
Mung Beans. It also called as “Vigna Radiata”, are small, green beans
that belong to the legume family. The mung bean is mainly cultivated
material.
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Chapter III
Methodology
study, sources of data and some other data gathering procedures that
the researcher will using, and the research instrument of this study.
Research Locale
This study will be conducted at Digos City Davao del Sur with the
selected store namely 8/11 Mini Mart. This place was selected because
plastic bags reside here. Digos City is also a growing city that is
Research Design
asked the same questions, which ensures that the entire data sample
respondents with a set list of answers, they will not normally be able to
Hoare (2012), that this allows those respondents who do not fit
directly into the main categories to still get their precise responses
Research Instruments
sheet from 1-20 with corresponding boxes where the letter of their
the education system to the new normal. To ensure the ethical conduct
research voluntarily.