EFFICIENT EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY. As part of the Zero Waste Month celebration, Forester George Canapi of the Environmental Management Bureau Region 2 discussed Republic Act (RA) 11898 or the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act of 2022 in an interview yesterday over Radyo Pilipinas Tuguegarao.
 
For. Canapi said RA 11898 is an act institutionalizing the extended producer responsibility on plastic packaging waste, amending RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Act of 2000.
 
The law requires large companies to adopt and implement policies for proper management of their plastic packaging wastes.
The regional chief of ESWM section also emphasized that said law focuses on efficient waste management targeting waste reduction, recovery and recycling, and development of environment-friendly products by company producers.
 
Meanwhile, other activities conducted regionwide to drumbeat the Zero Waste Month include environmental roadshow and forum featuring Pinas: The Basura Buster, cleanup drives, distribution of ESWM print materials and onsite evaluation of the municipal-wide search for most environment-friendly barangay.
 
For. Canapi was joined by EMB Region 2 Information Officer Victoria Pattaguan during the radio interview. #
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Published: 31 January 2023
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