How Philippine cities, provinces are building local plastic solutions

(Part 4) MANILA, Philippines — National waste laws outline how plastic should be used, collected, reduced, recovered and disposed of in the Philippines. But implementation often hinges on local governments with varying funding, enforcement capacity and public participation. Republic Act No. 9003 assigns waste management to local government units (LGUs), placing cities and municipalities at the center of segregation systems, materials recovery facilities, landfill operations and diversion programs. Republic Act No. 11898 later expanded responsibility to producers through extended producer responsibility requirements. Despite these frameworks, implementation varies widely across the country. Some LGUs have built structured waste reduction systems backed […]... Keep on reading: How Philippine cities, provinces are building local plastic solutions

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