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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ON LAW 51-2022, LAW TO PROHIBIT THE SALE AND USE OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS IN ALL COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT

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This presentation was created by Verenice Cebollero Juárez, Alana Santiago Gómez and Clarimar Nevárez Martínez as part of their internship with GREEN-PR, under the supervision of the Sierra Club of Puerto Rico and Río Piedras Respira. The presentation was then edited and translated into English by the Syracuse University PRRP team.
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Recent news: 
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​public hearing on the adoption of the Joint Regulation to Prohibit the Use of Single-Use Plastics

The Department of Natural Resources (DRNA) and the Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO) will hold a public hearing on the adoption of the Joint Regulation to Prohibit the Use of Single-Use Plastics on March 28, 2024. 

Any person interested in deposing at the hearing must appear on the day and time of the hearing and request an appointment. On the other hand, those who wish to send their comments in writing can send them to the following email: terreno[email protected].gov.​

For more details of the hearing and information about the draft of the Regulation, you can access the following link or the document on the notice of the public hearing.

Additional Resources

  • Explore educational resources, including presentations, created by the San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership here.
  • To read an information sheet about Law 51 created by the EBSJ for the merchants of Calle Loíza, click here.
  • TAIS created "Compostables, A Guide for Conscious Purchasing" [Spanish Only]. You can read it here.
    Laws and Legislative Bills
  • To read the full text of the law, press here.
  • To read PS 1374 for amending Law 51-2022 and postponing the effectiveness of the law, please click here.