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

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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.doi	10.1596/37756
dc.identifier.uri	https://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.crossref.title	Reducing Plastic Waste in the Philippines
okr.date.disclosure	2022-07-22
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-07T09:30:32.262428Z
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)