Only 16.55 percent, or 662 out of around 4,000 enterprises registered with the Department of Trade and Industry, have so far submitted their programs for the proper management of plastic packaging waste. | janebautistaINQ /PDI
Leones said the private sector could help formulate an industry-led roadmap on managing marine litter and establishing a national network to promote recycling.
The department said the campaign would emphasize the relevance of the EPR concept and law, gather insights from stakeholders, and also convene the biggest private firms referred to as “obliged enterprises” under RA 11898. According to Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga, the country generates an estimated 61,000 metric tons of solid waste every day.
Once approved, the programs will be given an EPR registry number, then endorsed to the National Solid Waste Management Commission and the Environmental Management Bureau office, Leones said.
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