Reducing Plastic Waste in the Philippines : An Assessment of Policies and Regulations to Guide Country Dialogue and Facilitate Action

Solid waste management (SWM) in the Philippines continues to be hampered by gaps and issues despite the passage of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. One of these issues involves plastic waste whose impacts have extended beyond the country’s terres...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000 UNRECYCLED PLASTICS PLASTIC POLICY LANDFILLS SANITATON WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY ZERO PLASTIC OCEAN POLLUTION WASTE REDUCTION RA 9003
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099125107222237489/P17099403d3da6044094b10b703a895c34d http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37756

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spelling	okr-10986-377562022-07-26T05:10:49Z Reducing Plastic Waste in the Philippines : An Assessment of Policies and Regulations to Guide Country Dialogue and Facilitate Action World Bank SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000 UNRECYCLED PLASTICS PLASTIC POLICY LANDFILLS SANITATON WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY ZERO PLASTIC OCEAN POLLUTION WASTE REDUCTION RA 9003 Solid waste management (SWM) in the Philippines continues to be hampered by gaps and issues despite the passage of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. One of these issues involves plastic waste whose impacts have extended beyond the country’s terrestrial boundaries. Studies have shown that the Philippines, together with China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, accounts for 55 to 60 percent of plastic waste entering the ocean. Globally, the Philippines has one of the highest rates of mismanaged plastic waste recycling, with only about 28 percent of the key resins it consumed in 2019 being recycled. Unrecycled plastics are disposed of in dumpsites and landfills, remain as litter, or accumulate in sewers, drainage systems, and rivers before being discharged into surrounding marine water bodies. This study assesses national-level policies governing the management of plastics waste in the Philippines. The study aims to support the government’s efforts to improve the management of such waste and to facilitate circular-economy practices. The study included a desk review and analysis of current SWM conditions, existing policies, and current and pending legislation related to recycling and plastics waste management. Consultations with key stakeholders in the private and public sectors in plastics waste management supplemented the review. 2022-07-25T19:10:03Z 2022-07-25T19:10:03Z 2022 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099125107222237489/P17099403d3da6044094b10b703a895c34d http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37756 English en_US East Asia and Pacific Region, Marine Plastics Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study East Asia and Pacific Philippines
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topic	SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000 UNRECYCLED PLASTICS PLASTIC POLICY LANDFILLS SANITATON WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY ZERO PLASTIC OCEAN POLLUTION WASTE REDUCTION RA 9003
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description	Solid waste management (SWM) in the Philippines continues to be hampered by gaps and issues despite the passage of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. One of these issues involves plastic waste whose impacts have extended beyond the country’s terrestrial boundaries. Studies have shown that the Philippines, together with China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, accounts for 55 to 60 percent of plastic waste entering the ocean. Globally, the Philippines has one of the highest rates of mismanaged plastic waste recycling, with only about 28 percent of the key resins it consumed in 2019 being recycled. Unrecycled plastics are disposed of in dumpsites and landfills, remain as litter, or accumulate in sewers, drainage systems, and rivers before being discharged into surrounding marine water bodies. This study assesses national-level policies governing the management of plastics waste in the Philippines. The study aims to support the government’s efforts to improve the management of such waste and to facilitate circular-economy practices. The study included a desk review and analysis of current SWM conditions, existing policies, and current and pending legislation related to recycling and plastics waste management. Consultations with key stakeholders in the private and public sectors in plastics waste management supplemented the review.
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title	Reducing Plastic Waste in the Philippines : An Assessment of Policies and Regulations to Guide Country Dialogue and Facilitate Action
title_short	Reducing Plastic Waste in the Philippines : An Assessment of Policies and Regulations to Guide Country Dialogue and Facilitate Action
title_full	Reducing Plastic Waste in the Philippines : An Assessment of Policies and Regulations to Guide Country Dialogue and Facilitate Action
title_fullStr	Reducing Plastic Waste in the Philippines : An Assessment of Policies and Regulations to Guide Country Dialogue and Facilitate Action
title_full_unstemmed	Reducing Plastic Waste in the Philippines : An Assessment of Policies and Regulations to Guide Country Dialogue and Facilitate Action
title_sort	reducing plastic waste in the philippines : an assessment of policies and regulations to guide country dialogue and facilitate action
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2022
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Reducing Plastic Waste in the Philippines : An Assessment of Policies and Regulations to Guide Country Dialogue and Facilitate Action

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