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May 23, 2022

Reconciled report on Extended Producer Responsibility Act: Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, sponsors during a hybrid plenary session the bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2425 and House Bill No. 10696, or the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act of 2022. Villar said the proposed legislation focuses on waste reduction, recovery and recycling, and the development of environment-friendly products that advocates the internationally accepted principles on sustainable consumption and production, circular economy, and producers’ full responsibility throughout the life cycle of their products. “The EPR Act mandates large enterprises, also referred to as obliged enterprises, to establish or phase-in EPR programs for the plastic packaging of their products in order to efficiently manage the plastic packaging waste and reduce the production, importation, supply or use of plastic packaging deemed low in reusability, recyclability or retrievability; and achieve plastic neutrality through efficient recovery and diversion schemes,” Villar said Monday, May 23, 2022. (Voltaire F. Domingo/Senate PRIB)

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