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Guidance on the Development of a Roadmap for Managing Plastic Waste and Reduction of Non-Recyclable Single-use Plastics in the Philippines

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-03T20:10:19Z
dc.date.available2024-07-03T20:10:19Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-03
dc.description.abstractPlastic waste has become a serious threat in Southeast Asia because of its adverse environmental, health, and economic impacts. Single-use plastics (SUPs) are a major concern in countries such as the Philippines due to SUPs’ extensive use and significant production, which has resulted from economic growth, increasing availability, and consumers’ desire for convenience. In 2019, Filipinos used more than 163 million plastic sachets, 48 million shopping bags, and 45 million thin-film bags (GAIA 2019). Of the estimated 1.7 million metric tons (MTs) of post-consumer plastic waste generated in the Philippines every year, 33 percent is deposited in landfills and dumpsites, and 35 percent is discarded on open land. A significant amount leaks into waterways and the ocean (WWF Philippines, Cyclos GmbH, and AMH Philippines 2020). The government of the Philippines has adopted several important measures to combat the negative impacts of mismanaged plastic waste. The principal law governing plastic waste management is the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (Republic Act No. 9003), which is supplemented by the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023–2028; the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022 (Republic Act 11898); and the ordinances passed by at least 489 of the country’s 1,634 local government units (LGUs) to regulate the use of plastic bags and expanded polystyrene. In addition to these legal instruments, the government developed the National Plan of Action for the Prevention, Reduction, and Management of Marine Litter (NPOA-ML), which has the goal of achieving Zero Waste to Philippine Waters by 2040. However, despite these strong measures, plastic waste pollution continues to be a serious problem across the Philippines. The World Bank, in response to a request from the government of the Philippines, developed this Roadmap to pave the way for attaining the goal of Zero Plastic Waste Pollution by 2040.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099061924020537789/P176923137cb51025189c51912954b3467d
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/41820
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41820
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectPLASTIC POLLUTION
dc.subjectPLASTIC WASTE
dc.subjectNON-RECYCLABLE PLASTICS
dc.subjectSINGLE-USE
dc.titleGuidance on the Development of a Roadmap for Managing Plastic Waste and Reduction of Non-Recyclable Single-use Plastics in the Philippinesen
dc.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2024-07-03
okr.date.lastmodified2024-06-19T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099061924020537789/P176923137cb51025189c51912954b3467d
okr.guid099061924020537789
okr.identifier.docmidP176923-37cb516d-1585-4d25-89c5-912954b3467d
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/41820
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34343330
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34343330
okr.identifier.report191426
okr.import.id4686
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099061924020537789/pdf/P176923137cb51025189c51912954b3467d.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryPhilippines
okr.sectorFisheries,Other Public Administration
okr.themeFisheries Policies and institutions,Mitigation,Environmental Health and Pollution Management,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Oceans,Coastal Zone Management,Environmental policies and institutions,Climate change,Adaptation,Water Pollution,Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Pollution Management & Control
okr.unitEAP ENR PM 2 (SEAE2)
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