Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
 First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
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Introduced by the Honorable ANIELA BIANCA D. TOLENTINO 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The entire world is in a different plane because of the continuous emergence 
of new technologies. Various aspects of human life have given us a glimpse of what 
the world can be like in the future. These advancements in technology bring new types 
of gadgets and electronic equipment in a really fast pace. 
Though technology brings new ways for improving our lives, one negative 
matter it brings is the waste the gadgets and equipment bring. The improper disposal 
and waste management of these gadgets and other equipment, collectively called e-
waste, is one of the major factors of environmental degradation in the Philippines.  
E-waste contains various chemicals and heavy metals which are hazardous to
human health and the environment when not properly disposed or handled. This 
requires e-waste to be processed separately and handled in a particular manner. 
Despite this, a formal and comprehensive e-waste management system is still lacking 
in the country as most e-waste is being handled by the informal sector which include 
waste pickers, junkshop operators, and scavengers.  
The Constitution, Article 2, Section 16, provides that “The State shall protect 
and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with 
the rhythm and harmony of nature.” To affirm this constitutional mandate, the 
proposed law herein seeks to provide the proper disposal of e-waste in solid waste 
management facilities and to require the recycling and reusing of appliances, gadgets, 
electronic equipment and the like. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
July 1, 2022
4:51 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
__________________________  
Introduced by the Honorable ANIELA BIANCA D. TOLENTINO 
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AN ACT REGULATING THE DISPOSAL OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT  
AT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES AND REQUIRING THE 
ESTABLISHMENT OF RECOVERY AND COLLECTION FACILITIES THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “E-Waste Management 
Act.” 
Section 2. Policy. — It is the policy of the state to protect the environment from 
the hazards of the improper disposal of obsolete electronic equipment, encourage the 
responsible manufacturing and sale thereof, and assist consumers in the recycling and 
disposal of their electronic waste. 
Section 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act, the term - 
(A) Brand - refers to the name, symbol, logo, trademark, or other
information that identifies a product rather than the components of the
product;
(B) Consumer - refers to an individual who uses an electronic equipment
that is primarily for personal or home business use;
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(C) Department - refers to the Department of Environment and Natural 
Resources; 
(D) Electronic Equipment – refers to desktop or laptop computer, computer 
monitor, portable computer, cathode ray tube, flat panel-based 
television, tablet, or cellular phone. 
(E) Manufacturer – refers to a person who – 
a. Manufactures or manufactured electronic equipment under a 
brand that: 
i. The person owns or owned; or  
ii. The person is or was licensed to use, other than under a 
license to manufacture electronic equipment for delivery 
exclusively to or at the order of the licensor; 
b. Sells or sold electronic equipment manufactured by others under 
a brand that;  
i. The person owns or owned; or 
ii. The person is or was licensed to use, other than under a 
license to manufacture electronic equipment for delivery 
exclusively to or at the order of the licensor;  
c. Manufactures or manufactured electronic equipment without 
affixing a brand; 
d. Manufactures or manufactured electronic equipment to which the 
person affixes or affixed a brand that: 
i. The person does not or has not owned; or 
ii. The person is not or was not licensed to use; or 
e. Imports or imported electronic equipment manufactured outside 
the Philippines into the Philippines unless at the time of 
importation the company or licensee that sells or sold the 
electronic equipment to the importer has or had assets or a 
presence in the Philippines sufficient to be considered as the 
manufacturer; 
(F) Television – refers to any telecommunication system device that can 
receive moving pictures and sound broadcast over a distance and 


includes a television tuner or a display device peripheral to a computer 
in which the display device contains a television tuner. 
 
Section 4. Exceptions. — This Act shall not apply to - 
(A) Televisions as defined in Section 3, any major part of a moving vehicle, 
or telephones; 
(B) A consumer’s lease of electronic equipment or a consumer’s use of 
electronic equipment under a lease agreement; or 
(C) The sale or lease of electronic equipment to an entity when the 
manufacturer and the entity enter into a contract that effectively 
addresses the collection, recycling, and reuse of electronic equipment 
that has reached the end of its useful life. 
 
Section 5. Requirements. — 
(A) Before a manufacturer, as defined in Section 3, may offer electronic 
equipment for sale, the manufacturer shall -  
a. Adopt and implement a recovery plan; 
b. Submit a written copy of the recovery plan to the department; 
and  
c. Affix a permanent, readily visible label to the electronic equipment 
with the manufacturer’s brand. 
(B) The recovery plan shall enable a consumer to recycle electronic 
equipment without paying a separate fee at the time of recycling and 
shall include provisions for: 
a. The manufacturer’s collection from a consumer of any electronic 
equipment that has reached the end of its useful life and is labeled 
with the manufacturer’s brand; and 
b. Recycling or reuse of electronic equipment collected under the 
recovery plan of this subsection. 
(C) The collection of electronic equipment provided under the recovery plan 
shall be: 
a. Reasonably convenient and available to consumers; and 


b. Designed to meet the collection needs of consumers. 
 
Section 6. Standard Collection Methods. — The collection methods shall include 
a system: 
(A) By which the manufacturer or the manufacturer’s designee offers the 
consumer the option for returning electronic equipment by mail at no 
charge to the consumer; 
(B) Using a physical collection site that the manufacturer or the 
manufacturer’s designee keeps open and staffed and to which the 
consumer may return electronic equipment; and/or 
(C) Using a collection event held by the manufacturer or the manufacturer’s 
designee at which the consumer may return electronic equipment. 
Collection services under this Act may use existing collection and consolidation 
infrastructure for handling electronic equipment and may include systems jointly 
managed by a group of manufacturers, electronic recyclers and repair shops, recyclers 
of other commodities, reuse organizations, non-profit corporations, retailers, recyclers, 
and other suitable operations. If a manufacturer or its designee offers a mail-back 
system as described here, either individually or by working together with a group of 
manufacturers or by working with others, it shall be deemed to meet the convenience 
requirements of this section. 
 
Section 7. Information Requirement. — The recovery plan shall include 
information for the consumer on how and where to return the manufacturer’s 
electronic equipment. The manufacturer: 
(A) Shall include collection, recycling, and reuse information on the 
manufacturer’s publicly available Internet site; 
(B) Shall provide collection, recycling, and reuse information to the 
Department; and  
(C) Shall include collection, recycling, and reuse information in the 
packaging for or in other materials that accompany the manufacturer’s 
electronic equipment when the equipment is sold. 
 


Section 8. Reporting Requirement. — Each manufacturer shall submit a report 
to the Department not later than January thirty-first of each year that includes: 
(A) The weight of electronic equipment collected, recycled, and reused 
during the preceding calendar year; and  
(B) Documentation certifying that the collection, recycling, and reuse of 
electronic equipment during the preceding calendar year were 
conducted in conformity with sound environmental management. 
 
Section 9. Compliance by More Than One Manufacturer. — If more than one 
person is the manufacturer of a certain brand of electronic equipment, any of those 
persons may assume responsibility for and satisfy the obligations of a manufacturer 
for that brand. If none of those persons assume responsibility or satisfies the 
obligations of a manufacturer, the Department may consider any of those persons to 
be the responsible manufacturer for purposes of this Act. 
 
Section 10. Other Prohibitions. —  
(A) A person who is a retailer of electronic equipment shall not sell or offer 
to sell new electronic equipment unless the equipment is labeled with 
the manufacturer’s label and the manufacturer is included on the 
Department’s list of manufacturers that have recovery plans. The 
Department shall keep a database in its Internet site of the 
manufacturers that are on its list of manufacturers with recovery plans; 
(B) No person shall knowingly dispose of any electronic equipment in mixed 
solid waste; and 
(C) No Solid Waste Management Facility shall knowingly accept for disposal 
or incineration of any electronic equipment, or any truckload or container 
of solid waste which includes electronic equipment. 
 
Section 11. Penalties. — The Department shall assess a penalty against a 
manufacturer that does not comply with the requirements set forth in Sections 5 to 9 
of this Act. No penalty shall be assessed for a first violation. The penalty shall not be 


less than one hundred thousand pesos (Php100,000.00) but not more than one million 
pesos (Php1,000,000.00) for the second and each subsequent violation. 
Any violation of Section 10(A) shall be punished with a fine of fifty thousand 
pesos (Php50,000.00). Any violation of Section 10(B) of this Act shall be punished with 
a fine of twenty thousand pesos (Php20,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than one 
month but not more than three months. Any violation of Section 10(C) of this Act shall 
be punished with a fine of fifty thousand pesos (Php30,000.00) and revocation of the 
license of the Solid Waste Management Facility. 
 
Public officers responsible for any of the abovementioned violations shall 
be personally liable for the imposable fine.  
 
Section 12. E-Waste Recycling Fund. — Any penalty collected under the 
preceding section shall be credited to the “E-Waste Recycling Fund,” which is hereby 
created, and the money collected from this fund shall be used for the purpose of 
funding the administrative requirements of this Act. Any amount remaining at the end 
of every two years shall revert to the National Treasury. 
 
Section 13. Auditing and Inspection Powers. — The Department is empowered 
to conduct audits and inspections to determine compliance with this Act. 
 
Section 14. Recycling of Collected Equipment. — All electronic equipment 
collected under this Act shall be recycled or reused in a manner that complies with the 
standards to be set by the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources provided 
that its cost is reasonable and environmentally sound. 
The Department shall conduct research and make use of the best available 
technology in the disposal of electronic equipment consistent with the principles in the 
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. 
 
Section 15. Role of the Local Government Units. — Cities and Municipalities, in 
coordination with the Department and the manufacturers, consistent with the 
principles in the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, shall assist in the collection 


and disposal or recycling of electronic equipment through their respective solid and 
special waste management programs.   
 
Section 16. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The Secretary shall 
promulgate the rules and regulations to implement this Act within ninety (90) days 
from the effectively of this Act. 
 
Section 17. Separability Clause. —If any provision or part thereof is held invalid 
or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected 
shall remain valid and subsisting. 
 
Section 18. Repealing Clause. — Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule, or regulation contrary 
to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or 
amended accordingly. 
 
Section 19. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,