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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.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-25T19:10:03Z
dc.date.available2022-07-25T19:10:03Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractSolid 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.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099125107222237489/P17099403d3da6044094b10b703a895c34d
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/37756
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/37756
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEast Asia and Pacific Region, Marine Plastics Series;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000
dc.subjectUNRECYCLED PLASTICS
dc.subjectPLASTIC POLICY
dc.subjectLANDFILLS
dc.subjectSANITATON
dc.subjectWASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY
dc.subjectZERO PLASTIC OCEAN POLLUTION
dc.subjectWASTE REDUCTION
dc.subjectRA 9003
dc.titleReducing Plastic Waste in the Philippinesen
dc.title.subtitleAn Assessment of Policies and Regulations to Guide Country Dialogue and Facilitate Actionen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
dc.typeInformees
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleReducing Plastic Waste in the Philippines
okr.date.disclosure2022-07-22
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:30:32.262428Z
okr.date.lastmodified2022-07-22T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099125107222237489/P17099403d3da6044094b10b703a895c34d
okr.guid099125107222237489
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum33872029
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33872029
okr.identifier.report174316
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099125107222237489/pdf/P17099403d3da6044094b10b703a895c34d.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryPhilippines
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection :: Solid waste management
okr.topicEnvironment::Coastal and Marine Environment
okr.topicEnvironment::Ecosystems and Natural Habitats
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Pollution Management & Control
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.unitEAP ENR PM 2 (SEAE2)
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