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

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2022-07-25T19:10:03Z
dc.date.available 2022-07-25T19:10:03Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.description.abstract 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. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099125107222237489/P17099403d3da6044094b10b703a895c34d
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37756
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries East Asia and Pacific Region, Marine Plastics Series;
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000
dc.subject UNRECYCLED PLASTICS
dc.subject PLASTIC POLICY
dc.subject LANDFILLS
dc.subject SANITATON
dc.subject WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY
dc.subject ZERO PLASTIC OCEAN POLLUTION
dc.subject WASTE REDUCTION
dc.subject RA 9003
dc.title Reducing Plastic Waste in the Philippines en
dc.title.subtitle An Assessment of Policies and Regulations to Guide Country Dialogue and Facilitate Action en
dc.type Report en
dc.type Rapport fr
dc.type Informe es
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2022-07-22
okr.date.lastmodified 2022-07-22T00:00:00Z en
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099125107222237489/P17099403d3da6044094b10b703a895c34d
okr.guid 099125107222237489
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 33872029
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 33872029
okr.identifier.report 174316
okr.imported true en
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099125107222237489/pdf/P17099403d3da6044094b10b703a895c34d.pdf en
okr.region.administrative East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country Philippines
okr.sector Water, sanitation and flood protection :: Solid waste management
okr.topic Environment :: Coastal and Marine Environment
okr.topic Environment :: Ecosystems and Natural Habitats
okr.topic Environment :: Environmental Management
okr.topic Environment :: Pollution Management & Control
okr.topic Environment :: Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.unit EAP ENR PM 2 (SEAE2)
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