Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. 
HORIBATA AND HON. NICOLAS ENCISO VIII 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Philippines is a massive consumer of electronic devices. The penetration rate of 
mobile phones is at 117%, or 119 million mobile phone subscriptions. While the 
number of phone subscriptions does not automatically translate to an equivalent 
number of cellphone units, it cannot be denied that millions of mobile phones are being 
imported, produced, consumed, and disposed within our shores. Apart of mobile 
phones, a typical Filipino household has numerous electronic gadgets and devices 
used in different parts of the home. In the United States of America (USA), a typical 
household has an average of 24 pieces of electronic items. It mortifies one’s common 
sense and belies our national environmental protection drive to note that we have not 
passed a single law that mandates the proper waste disposal management of these 
electronic devices.  
It is high time that we realize the health and environmental risks of improperly and 
irresponsibly disposing electronic devices, and at the same time, understand that a 
tremendous amount of resources actually goes to waste each time old electronic 
gadgets are left to gather dust in storage or mixed with other solid waste in garbage 
sites. Thus, this bill mandates that electronic devices be recycled or reused, and 
individuals and waste management facilities that fail to responsibly dispose the same 
be penalized. 
Electronic devices are literally teeming with minerals and precious metals. The US 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that for every one million 
smartphones recycled, more than 34 kilograms of gold, 350 kilograms of silver, 15 
kilograms of palladium and more than 15,000 kilograms of copper can be reused. 
Along with these valuable metals are toxins that need proper and sensitive handling. 
For instance, the toxic substance freon found in refrigerators and other cooling devices 
is disastrous to the ozone layer. Meanwhile, computers, television sets and cell 
phones contain lead, cadmium and mercury, among many others, that can pollute air 
and water, and pose serious health risks to human beings and the wildlife when 
released to the environment. 
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Internationally, some jurisdictions are already on top of innovative bills that address 
the disposal of these special hazardous items. In Oregon, their state legislature is 
working on a bill to require companies selling hazardous household products to fund 
and manage programs to collect and safely recycle or dispose of those products. 
 
It is enshrined in the Constitution that the State safeguard and promote the health and 
safety of its people, and protect and preserve its environment and natural resources. 
This Representation humbly believes that this bill is a significant step towards the right 
directions. 
 
In light of the foregoing premises, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
 
 
 
 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.             MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE   
 
 
 
 
TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA  
 
 
NICOLAS ENCISO VIII 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.,  
HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. 
HORIBATA AND HON. NICOLAS ENCISO VIII 
“AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF 
HAZARDOUS WASTE” 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
CHAPTER I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Hazardous Waste 
Management Act”.  
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby declared the policy of the State 
to advance the protection of human health and the environment from the potential risks 
of hazardous waste within the framework of sustainable development, which includes 
healthcare waste, E-waste, and special household hazardous waste. Towards this 
end, the State shall:   
(a) Develop and implement an integrated and comprehensive national and local
8 hazardous waste management program, focusing on pollution prevention, control 9 
and resource conservation and recovery, that shall: 
1. Improve waste management techniques, organizational arrangements, and
methods of collection, separation, and recovery of hazardous waste;  
2. Minimize the generation of waste by encouraging cleaner production,
process 4 substitution, resource recovery, recycling, and treatment; 
3. Promote environmentally safe disposal of residue; and,
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4.
Raise public awareness and integrate public participation on the
development and implementation of hazardous waste programs; 
(b) Promulgate guidelines for the generation, collection, segregation, transport,
recovery, storage, treatment, and disposal of hazardous waste, including safeguards, 
emergency, and contingency plans for accidents involving such waste;  
(c) Establish measures to determine if imported reusable raw materials are
hazardous or contain hazardous substances; 
(d) Promote a national research and development program for improved
hazardous waste management, resource conservation, and cleaner production 
techniques;  
(e) Formulate and enforce a system of accountability for generators, including
the promotion of cleaner production techniques, extended producer responsibility, 
product stewardship, and social responsibility program;  
(f) Strengthen the integration of hazardous waste management and resource
conservation and recovery topics into the formal and non-formal education academic 
curricula, in order to promote environmental awareness and action among the 
citizenry; and,  
(g) Regulate the entry and transit of hazardous waste for whatever purpose,
consistent with international law, including multilateral or bilateral international 
agreements.  
SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act:  
(a) Best available technique refers to any state-of-the-art technology or
technological method, which is attainable, accessible, and necessary to meet the 
standards promulgated pursuant to this Act, and other relevant environmental laws;  
(b) Best environmental practice refers to application of the most appropriate
combination of environmental control measures and strategies; 
(c) Contaminated site refers to an area where the presence of soil
contamination presents a potential risk to humans, water, ecosystems, or other 
receptors based on the standards to be set pursuant to Section 17 hereof;  
(d) Disposal refers to the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling,
leaking or placing of any hazardous waste into the environment; 
(e) E-waste refers to discarded electrical and electronic equipment, units,
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(f) Hazardous waste refers to any equipment, device, material, or substance,
discarded from any household, commercial or industrial establishment, institution, or 
healthcare facility, which waste may significantly contribute or pose an unreasonable 
risk or potential threat to human health and the environment due to its concentration 
or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristic, including its toxicity, reactivity, 
ignitability, and corrosivity;  
(g) Hazardous waste management refers to the systematic administration of
activities which provide for the identification, listing, collection, segregation at source, 
storage, transport, recovery, processing, reprocessing, treatment, and disposal of 
hazardous waste;  
(h) Healthcare waste refers to the pathological and non-pathological infectious
waste generated from any healthcare facility, including those generated from any 
household, commercial, or industrial establishment;  
(i) Manifest or consignment note refers to a record prescribed by the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) accompanying the 
hazardous waste from the point of generation to final disposition thereof;   
(j) Open burning refers to the destruction of waste by means of direct exposure
to fire; 
(k) Resource recovery refers to the collection, extraction or recovery of
recyclable materials from the waste stream for the purpose of recycling, generating 
energy or producing a product suitable for beneficial use, provided that the recovery 
excludes incineration as defined under Republic Act No. 8749, otherwise known as 
the “Clean Air Act of 1999”;   
(l) Segregation refers to a waste management practice of separating different
materials found in hazardous waste, in order to promote recycling of resources and to 
reduce the volume of waste for more efficient collection and disposal;   
(m) Special household hazardous waste refers to consumer or industrial
goods or products discarded from households, including E-waste and healthcare 
waste which, by their hazardous content or substance can, at the end of their shelf life, 
become hazardous when indiscriminately disposed and released to the environment;  
(n) Storage refers to the containment of hazardous waste, either on a
temporary basis or for a period of years, consistent with the guidelines prescribed by 
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(o) Surface impoundments refer to pits, ponds, lagoons, and dike areas that
are either natural topographic depression or man-made excavations that are primarily 
of earthen materials. These are designed and constructed to hold or store and treat 
liquid waste or waste containing free liquids through processes such as evaporation, 
cooling, aeration, photo decomposition, and settling; and,   
(p) Treatment refers to any method, technique, or process designed to change
the physical, chemical or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste 
s as to render such waste nonhazardous, safe for transport, feasible for recovery and 
storage, or reduced in volume.   
SEC. 4. Coverage of this Act. – This Act shall apply to the generation, 
possession, collection, recycling, recovery, storage, transport, treatment, and disposal 
of hazardous waste in the country.   
For the purposes of this Act, hazardous waste shall cover the following: 
(a) hazardous waste, in general;
(b) special household hazardous waste;
(c) healthcare waste; and,
(d) E-waste.
This Act shall likewise cover the entry into or transit through Philippine territory 
of hazardous waste.  
CHAPTER II 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 
Article One 
General Provisions 
 SEC. 5. Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste. – Within six (6) 
months from the effectivity of this Act, the DENR shall, after notice and public 
consultation, develop, formulate and publish the criteria for identifying and listing the 
characteristics of hazardous waste, taking into account relevant factors such as 
toxicity, reactivity, ignitability, corrosivity, degradability in nature, and potential for 
accumulation in tissue. The criteria shall be reviewed and revised every five (5) years 
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SEC. 6. Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity. – Upon the effectivity of 
this Act, any person generating or managing hazardous waste is required to notify, in 
writing, the DENR and the Department of Health (DOH) of their hazardous waste 
activities, and register the same therewith, specifying the types of waste, quantities, 
and incidents involving hazardous waste,  among others.   
 
SEC. 7. National Hazardous Waste Status Report. - Within six (6) months 
after the formulation of the criteria for the identification and listing of hazardous waste 
pursuant to this Act, the DENR, in coordination with the DOH and other concerned 
agencies, shall prepare an annual National Hazardous Waste Management Status 
Report, hereinafter referred to as the Status Report, which shall be used as a basis in 
formulating the National Hazardous Waste  
Management Framework as mandated in Section 8 of this Act. The Status 
Report shall include the following:  
(a) Inventory of existing hazardous waste and their depots and facilities;  
(b) General waste characterization, taking into account the source, type, and 
quantity of hazardous waste generated and other factors;  
(c) Projection of hazardous waste generation, including quantity for reduction, 
and recovery;  
(d) Listing of treatment, storage, disposal (TSD) facilities, including transporters 
of hazardous waste; and,  
 (e) Listing of identified contaminated sites.  
 
 SEC. 8. National Hazardous Waste Management Framework. – Within 
eighteen (18 months from the effectivity of this Act, the DENR, in coordination with the 
DOH and other appropriate agencies and entities, shall prepare and formulate a 
National Hazardous Waste Management Framework, herein referred to as the 
“Framework”, which shall be updated every five (5) years thereafter. It shall embody 
policies established pursuant to this Act, and shall specifically contain the following:  
 (a) Goals and targets for waste reduction;  
(b) Strategies and techniques for hazardous waste control;  
(c) Systems for the proper transport, treatment, storage, and disposal of     
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(d) Period of compliance for waste reduction;  
(a) Monitoring and evaluation;  
(b) Information and education campaign;  
(c) Human resource welfare and development; and,  
(d) Roles and responsibilities of relevant government agencies.  
The Framework shall be adopted as the official blueprint for hazardous waste 
management and shall be complied with by all relevant government agencies.   
 
SEC. 9. Use of Best Available Technique and Best Environmental Practice 
in Hazardous Waste Management. – Generators and owners of TSD facilities shall 
be required to use the best available technique and best environmental practice 
(BAT/BEP) in hazardous waste management. The Industrial Technology Development 
Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in coordination with 
the Inter-Agency Technical Advisory Council created herein, shall formulate the criteria 
in assessing the proposed BAT/BEP to be used. In the formulation and imposition of 
these criteria, the relative economic feasibility of the technology shall also be 
considered.   
 
SEC. 10. Market-Based Instruments. – Within six (6) months from the 
effectivity of this Act, the DENR, in coordination with the manufacturers and importers 
of commercial and industrial products containing regulated hazardous substances, 
and other relevant stakeholders,  shall establish the guidelines for the implementation 
of market-based instruments that promote cleaner production, waste minimization and 
resource recovery, and proper treatment and disposal of hazardous waste, which may 
include extended producer responsibility, buy-back programs, social responsibility, 
and product stewardship programs.   
 
SEC. 11. Importation of Recyclable Materials Containing Hazardous 
Substances - The DENR shall promulgate the rules and regulations on the 
importation of recyclable materials containing hazardous substances, and shall ensure 
that these are consistent with international law and agreements and applicable 
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Article Two 
Responsibilities of Waste Generators, Transporters, and Owners of 
Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities 
SEC. 12. Responsibilities of Generators of Hazardous Waste. – Within six 
(6) months after the effectivity of this Act, the DENR, in consultation with other relevant
agencies and stakeholders, shall establish the responsibilities of generators of 
hazardous waste to ensure the proper management of the generated hazardous 
waste. Waste generators shall bear the cost for the proper storage, transport, 
treatment, and disposal of waste. Among other responsibilities, hazardous waste 
generators shall perform the following:   
(a) Keep a record of the nature, composition, quantities, and disposition of the
hazardous waste generated at their facility, and of the trainings undergone by their 
personnel in waste handling and emergency procedures;  
(b) Use appropriate storage facilities and containers to prevent the release of
hazardous substances to the environment; 
(c) Allocate funds for the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste,
taking into account the “Polluter Pays” principle and other relevant standards; 
(d) Properly label all containers used for the storage, transport, or disposal of
hazardous waste; 
(e) Use a manifest or consignment note system and any other means
necessary to assure that all hazardous waste generated are designated and recorded 
for treatment, storage, or disposal in registered TSD facilities. The manifest shall also 
record transportation details of said waste; 
(f) Establish emergency and contingency plans to minimize damage in case of
accidents, and to contain and mitigate the effects of spills and accidents that may 
occur in connection with the generation, transport, storage or disposal of such waste; 
(g) Employ the services of transporters and TSD facilities that have been issued
permits pursuant to this Act; and, 
(h) Submit relevant data to the DENR and other relevant agencies, as may be
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SEC. 13. Responsibilities of Transporters of Hazardous Waste. – Within six 
(6) months after the effectivity of this Act, the DENR, in coordination with the DOH and 
the Department of Transportation (DOTr), shall establish the responsibilities of waste 
transporters and prescribe guidelines for the transport of hazardous waste to protect 
human health and the environment. The responsibilities of hazardous waste 
transporters shall include the following:   
(a) Keep a record of waste transportation activities, indicating therein the 
sources of transported waste and the points where the same were delivered;  
(b) Register carriers following safety standards that prioritize public health and 
15 protection of the environment.  
(c) Transport waste only if properly labeled, consistent with international 
standards; (d) Transport waste to the TSD facility designated by the generator;  
(e) Establish emergency and contingency plans to minimize damage in case of 
accidents, and to contain and mitigate the effects of spills and accidents that may 
occur in connection with the transport of such waste; and,  
(f) Coordinate with other concerned government agencies in connection with 
the transport of hazardous waste to designated TSD facilities.  
 
SEC. 14. Responsibilities and Standards of Performance for Owners of 
Hazardous Waste TSD Facilities. – Within six (6) months after the effectivity of this 
Act, the DENR, in coordination with the DOH, shall establish the responsibilities of the 
owners of TSD facilities for hazardous waste: Provided, That the DENR, and the DOH 
where applicable, shall distinguish the respective standards to be observed by new 
and existing facilities at the time of the effectivity of this Act. These standards shall 
include the following:   
(a) Performance standards for the design, construction, operation, 
maintenance, and monitoring of the facility;  
(b) Financial and personnel requirements and standards to ensure adequate 
resources throughout the life cycle of the facility;  
(c) Requirements, standards, procedures, and permits necessary for the 
closure, decommissioning and post-closure care, monitoring and maintenance and 
use of the facility; 
 (d) Waste acceptance requirements and procedures for different types of 
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(e) Management, engineering controls, medical surveillance, and use of 
personnel protective equipment to minimize the exposure of workers to the hazards 
associated with the collection, transport, storage, treatment, and disposal of 
hazardous waste.  
 
SEC. 15. Categories of TSD Facilities. – Within six (6) months from the 
effectivity of this Act, the DENR shall formulate specific, relevant, and appropriate 
criteria for waste acceptance and standards for the different categories of TSD 
facilities as follows:  
(a) Facilities that employ fixed or mobile equipment to conduct on-site treatment 
and disposal of hazardous waste generated or produced at the premises for 
noncommercial purposes. - The DENR shall encourage on-site treatment of 
hazardous waste by, providing for incentives pursuant to Chapter V of this Act, among 
other things: Provided, That generators that undertake partial treatment of waste shall 
not be placed under this category;  
(b) Facilities that conduct treatment of hazardous waste;   
(c) Landfills that accept hazardous waste for disposal. - The DENR, after due 
review and public consultation, shall promulgate criteria and regulations on the 
disposal of hazardous waste in landfills, taking into account the following factors:  
1. Long-term environmental uncertainties associated with land disposal of 
hazardous waste;  
2.  Prioritization of appropriate management of hazardous waste; and,   
3. Persistence, toxicity, mobility of hazardous waste and its hazardous 
components, and their propensity to bioaccumulate.  
For this purpose, utmost care shall be exercised to ensure that the hazardous 
constituents of waste disposed in landfills do not migrate to the environment. The 
disposal in waste landfills containing hazardous solvents, pesticides, and polycyclic 
hydrocarbons as determined by the DENR after public consultation, is prohibited.   
 (d) Facilities that recycle or reprocess hazardous waste that is not generated 
or produced at the premises. -. These are facilities that receive and undertake off-site 
treatment of hazardous waste, including the recovery of valuable materials from it, use 
of it as input material or as fuel for production, or its production into compost through 
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batteries, precious and non-precious metals, and oil. The DENR, in coordination with 
the DOST, shall promulgate standards for this category;  
(e) Facilities that receive hazardous waste off-site or outside of the premises 
where the waste is generated or produced, and transforms the physical or chemical 
characteristics of the hazardous waste, for disposal into landfills and other disposal 
sites;   
(f) Facilities that store, within an allowable period, hazardous waste that is not 
generated or produced within its premises. – In these facilities, the storage of any 
hazardous waste is prohibited unless such storage is undertaken solely for the 
purpose of consolidation prior to proper recovery, treatment or disposal, but which 
consolidation shall not take longer than the period prescribed by the DENR; and,   
(g) Other land disposal facilities. - Engineered facilities under this category 
include deep injection wells, borehole facilities, near surface facilities, surface 
impoundments, land farming, and abandoned underground mines.  
The DENR shall, as the need arises, revise the regulations, standards, 
guidelines, and categories of TSD facilities, taking into account improvements in the 
technology of control and measurement.   
 
SEC. 16. Closure Plan and Post-Closure of Facility. – The owner of a TSD 
facility shall submit a closure plan to address the potential environmental impact and 
health risk arising from the facility. The plan shall include rehabilitation, remediation, 
and monitoring measures and processes, as well as the budgetary, resource, and 
personnel requirements necessary to implement the closure. Submission of the plan 
shall be required prior to the operation of new facilities. For existing facilities, the plan 
shall be submitted within six (6) months after the effectivity of this Act. The plan shall 
be reviewed and approved by the DENR.   
Prior to the closure or termination of the TSD operation, the owner of the facility 
shall secure a hazardous waste post-closure permit from the DENR. The permit shall 
be maintained during the period of strict implementation of the approved post-closure 
plan.   
SEC. 17. Guidelines for the Management of Contaminated Sites. – Within 
six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act, the DENR, in coordination with other 
relevant government agencies, shall formulate the identification, characterization, 
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management of contaminated sites. The DENR shall update these guidelines as the 
need arises.   
The DENR shall maintain a Registry of contaminated sites and make this 
information accessible to the public.  
 
Article Three 
Registration Certificate and Fees 
 
SEC. 18. Registration Certificate for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of 
Hazardous Waste. – Any person or entity who is operating or intends to operate a 
TSD facility for hazardous waste pursuant to this Act, shall secure a registration 
certificate as prescribed under this section. The DENR shall prescribe reasonable fees 
for the issuance of the said registration certificate. 
The registration certificate shall be issued annually during the first three (3) 
years of operation of a TSD facility. Thereafter, the DENR may issue a registration 
certificate with a validity of five (5) years to a TSD facility that has satisfactorily 
complied with the rules and regulations issued pursuant to this Act for the first three 
(3) years of its operation: Provided,  
That the TSD facility shall undergo an annual audit to be conducted by a 
multidisciplinary body constituted and authorized by the IATAC.   
The DENR shall modify, suspend, or revoke such registration for 
noncompliance by a TSD facility with the relevant provisions of this Act, or with the 
terms and conditions of such registration.  
 
SEC. 19. Registration Certificate for Hazardous Waste Transporter. – The 
hazardous waste transporter that has a service agreement with a TSD facility shall be 
required to secure a hazardous waste transport registration certificate from the DENR. 
The validity of a transport registration certificate shall coincide with the validity of the 
registration certificate issued to the TSD facility.   
The DENR shall modify, suspend, and revoke the registration for 
noncompliance by a transporter with the provisions of this Act or with the terms and 
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Article Four 
Hazardous Healthcare Waste 
 
 SEC. 20. Listing of Hazardous Healthcare Waste Categories. – Within six 
(6) months from the effectivity of this Act, the DOH, in coordination with the DENR and 
the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and after public consultation, 
shall formulate the criteria for identifying and listing the categories of hazardous 
healthcare waste to be tracked and regulated. In the formulation of the criteria, the 
DOH shall take into account relevant factors such as the presence of infectious agents, 
toxicity, reactivity, ignitability, and corrosivity. For radioactive healthcare waste, the 
rules and regulations issued by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute shall apply.  
 
 SEC. 21. Management of Hazardous Healthcare Waste in Hospitals and 
Other Healthcare Facilities. – For the safe and environmentally sound management 
of hazardous healthcare waste in hospitals and other healthcare facilities, the DOH 
shall promulgate rules and regulations applicable to generators, transporters, and 
owners of TSD facilities established pursuant to Sections 12, 13, and 14 hereof. These 
shall include the effective and proper handling, collection, transport, treatment, 
storage, and disposal of such waste. The rules and regulations shall include guidelines 
that will prevent significant adverse impacts on health and the environment. For this 
purpose, the rules and regulations shall include the following:  
(a) Waste minimization and segregation at source practices in hospitals and 
other healthcare facilities;   
(b) Provision of appropriately labeled storage, receptacle, or bin for each 
healthcare waste category; 
(c) Collection and storage of all hazardous healthcare waste in designated on-
site 2 storage areas until transported to a TSD facility;  
(d) On-site treatment of hazardous healthcare waste through appropriate 
treatment 4 methods;  
(e) On-site treatment by healthcare facilities with the capacity to manage the 
hazardous healthcare waste of other healthcare facilities. Services to other healthcare 
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disposal requirements of the hazardous waste, the standards established for facilities 
under paragraphs (b) to (f) of Section 15 of this Act shall apply;  
(f) Treatment of hazardous liquid waste by all healthcare facilities in compliance 
with the provisions of Republic Act No. 9275, otherwise known as the “Philippine Clean 
Water Act of 2004”, and disposal of treated sludge in conformity with this Act; and,  
(g) Creation of a committee on hazardous healthcare waste management in all 
healthcare facilities that shall develop and implement an action plan for the proper 
management of healthcare waste. The plan shall include strategies to ensure 
immediate and appropriate action in emergencies arising from hazardous waste. The 
creation of this committee shall be mandatory in all hospitals. For other healthcare 
establishments, a hazardous waste management officer shall be designated.  
 
Article Five 
Special Household Hazardous Waste 
 
SEC. 22. Collection of Special Household Hazardous Waste. – The local 
government units (LGUs) shall be responsible for the collection of special household 
hazardous waste characterized as such pursuant to Section 5 hereof. The LGUs may 
enter into agreements with entities duly accredited by the DENR for the collection of 
special household hazardous waste.   
The owners of material recovery facilities (MRFs) that are duly authorized to 
collect special household hazardous waste, and transporting services that transport 
such waste from households to MRFs, shall register their facilities or services with the 
concerned LGU.   
 
SEC. 23. Management of Special Household Hazardous Waste. –The 
management of special household hazardous waste shall be undertaken by the LGUs 
pursuant to Section 26 hereof. This shall include the segregation, collection, transport, 
treatment, storage, and disposal of special hazardous waste, which shall be regulated 
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CHAPTER III 
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM 
 
 SEC. 24. Lead Agency. – The DENR shall be the primary government agency 
responsible for the implementation and enforcement of this Act, including in special 
economic and freeport zone areas, unless otherwise provided herein. As such, it shall 
have the following functions, powers, and responsibilities:  
(a) Develop and implement programs to achieve the goals and objectives set 
under this Act;  
(b) Prepare an annual National Hazardous Waste Status Report;  
(c) Prepare a National Hazardous Waste Management Framework every five 
(5) years;  
(d) Develop and promulgate the criteria for identifying and listing the 
characteristics of hazardous waste;  
(e) Establish, enforce, review, and revise standards for generators, 
transporters, owners, and operators of hazardous waste TSD facilities;  
(f) Exercise jurisdiction over all aspects of hazardous waste including its 
generation, possession, collection, destruction, recovery, use, storage, transportation, 
treatment, disposal and entry, even in transit, into Philippine territory;  
(g) Evaluate applications and issue permits and licenses pursuant to this Act;  
(h) Revoke, modify, or deny, in accordance with standards, rules, and 
regulations, the hazardous waste transporter licenses, TSD facility permits, or other 
licenses issued in accordance with this Act;  
(i) Collaborate with other national government agencies, LGUs, academic 
institutions, civil society, and the private sector to attain the objectives of this Act;  
(j) Accept, receive, and administer grants, funds, or gifts from public and private 
agencies, for the purpose of carrying out government programs for hazardous waste 
management;  
(k) Encourage, coordinate, participate in, or conduct studies, investigations, 
research, and technical demonstrations relating to hazardous waste management as 
it may deem advisable and necessary for the discharge of its duties pursuant to this 
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(l) Encourage waste reduction, resource recovery and exchange, and energy 
conservation in hazardous waste management;  
(m) Oversee any corrective action undertaken pursuant to the rules and 
regulations issued in accordance with this Act;  
(n) Formulate and undertake the appropriate protocol with other concerned 
agencies for an immediate and coordinated response to hazardous waste-related 
emergency incidents;  
(o) Formulate and implement rules and regulations that will enable the country 
to comply with international agreements on hazardous waste management;  
(p) Issue an order against any person or entity, and impose fines or other 
administrative penalties under this Act; 
(q) Recommend to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the filing of appropriate 
criminal charges for violation of this Act; and,  
(r) Exercise such powers and perform such other functions, as may be 
necessary to carry out the objectives of this Act.  
 
SEC. 25. Role of the DOH. – The DOH shall be primarily responsible in 
performing the following duties and responsibilities:  
(a) Develop, promulgate, and publish criteria in identifying and listing the 
categories of hazardous healthcare waste to be monitored and regulated;  
(b) Develop and promulgate the rules and regulations for the effective 
management of hazardous healthcare waste in hospitals and other healthcare 
facilities; and,  
(c) Exercise such powers and perform such other functions as may be 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.  
 
SEC. 26. Role of LGUs. – The LGUs shall perform the following duties and 
responsibilities:  
(a) Share the responsibility for the implementation, enforcement, and 
monitoring of the provisions of this Act within their territorial jurisdiction, such as the 
registration and compliance monitoring of hazardous waste generators, transporters, 
and TSD facilities;  
(b) Develop and implement a special household hazardous waste management 
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No. 21 9003 otherwise known as the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 
2000”;  
(c) Prepare a compliance scheme in accordance with their special household 
hazardous waste management program;  
(d) Ensure the proper segregation and collection of special household 
hazardous waste;  
(e) Develop and enhance the plans and programs of local governments on 
community preparedness and response to hazardous waste emergencies;  
(f) Participate in all efforts concerning hazardous waste management; and,  
(g) Enact appropriate ordinances to implement their role in pursuance of this 
Act.  
SEC. 27. The Inter-Agency Technical Advisory Council. – For purposes of 
policy integration and harmonization and coordination of functions, there is hereby 
created an Inter Agency Technical Advisory Council (IATAC), to be composed of the 
following officials or their duly authorized representatives:  
(a) Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, as Chairperson; 
(b) Secretary of Health, as Co-chairperson;  
(c) Secretary of Science and Technology, as Co-chairperson;  
(d) Secretary of Agriculture;  
(e) Secretary of Finance;  
(f) Secretary of Trade and Industry;  
(g) Secretary of National Defense;  
(h) Secretary of Foreign Affairs;  
(i) Secretary of Transportation;  
(j) Secretary of Interior and Local Government;  
(k) Secretary of Labor and Employment;  
(l) Secretary of Energy;  
(m) Director General of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, in 
representation of 13 and in consultation with other economic and Freeport 
zones;  
(n) Representative of civil society;  
(o) Representative of business and industry;  
(p) Representative of TSD facility operators; and,  
(q) Representative of the academe.  


 
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The representatives of civil society organizations, the academe, TSD facility 
operators, and the industry shall be nominated through a process designed by the 
IATAC and shall be appointed by the President for a term of three (3) years.   
The IATAC shall constitute and authorize a multidisciplinary body to conduct an 
annual audit and to determine the compliance of TSD facility operators with the terms 
and conditions stipulated in the permits and licenses issued pursuant to this Act.  
 
SEC. 28. The IATAC Technical Working Group. – The IATAC shall be 
supported by a technical working group, which shall be composed of representatives 
from the following agencies and institutions:  
a) Environmental Management Bureau of the DENR;  
(b) Disease Prevention and Control Bureau of the DOH;  
(c) Industrial Technology Development Institute of the DOST;  
(d) Bureau of Soil and Water Management of the Department of Agriculture 
(DA);  
(e) Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority of the DA;  
(f) Bureau of Customs of the Department of Finance;  
(g) Bureau of International Trade Relations of the Department of Trade and 
Industry (DTI);  
(h) Board of Investments of the DTI;  
(i) Bureau of Import Services of the DTI;  
(j) Department of National Defense;  
(k) Land Transportation Office of the DOTr;  
(l) Occupational Health and Safety Center of the Department of Labor and 
Employment;  
(m) Philippine Coast Guard;  
(n) Civil society organizations;  
(o) Business and Industry;  
(p) Academe; and,  
(q) Other agencies and sectors as may be necessary.  
 
Representatives of civil society organizations, industry, and the academe shall be 
nominated through a process designed by the IATAC.   


 
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SEC. 29. Linkage Mechanism. – The DENR and its concerned agencies may 
coordinate and enter into formal agreements with other government agencies, civil 
society, industrial sector and other concerned sectors in the furtherance of the policies 
of this Act: Provided, That  the DENR shall coordinate with the DILG and the Philippine 
National Police (PNP) in the enforcement of the guidelines, rules, and regulations on 
the transport of hazardous waste pursuant to this Act.   
 
SEC. 30. Visitorial Powers. –The Secretaries of the DENR, and the DOH 
insofar as healthcare facilities and healthcare TSD providers are concerned, or their 
authorized representatives, shall have the right to visit the premises and inspect the 
documents of any generator, transporter, or TSD facility, to determine any violation or 
to aid in the effective enforcement of this Act and its implementing rules and 
regulations. Likewise, these authorities shall have access and right to copy therefrom, 
the records required, pursuant to the provisions of this Act. This section shall not apply 
to private dwellings, unless the visitorial power is otherwise judicially authorized.   
 
CHAPTER IV 
FINANCING HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
 
SEC. 31. Financial Liability for Environmental Rehabilitation. – The DENR 
shall require the generators and owners of TSD facilities to establish an Environmental 
Guarantee Fund (EGF) as part of the Environmental Management Plan submitted, in 
line with the application for an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) required 
under Presidential Decree No. 1586 and its implementing rules and regulations. The 
EGF shall be used for emergency response, cleanup, rehabilitation, and remediation 
of areas that may be damaged during the generation, transport, treatment, storage, or 
disposal of hazardous waste, and post-closure activities of the facility. The liability for 
damages shall continue even after the termination of the project and until the lapse of 
a given period indicated in the ECC, as determined by the DENR.   
 
The EGF may be in the form of a trust fund, environmental insurance, surety 
bonds, letters of credit, self-insurance, and any other instrument as may be identified 
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include an assessment of the risks involved. Generators and owners of TSD facilities 
required to put up guarantee instruments shall furnish the DENR with evidence of 
availment of such instruments.  
CHAPTER V 
INCENTIVES 
 
SEC. 32. Rewards. – Rewards, monetary or otherwise, shall be granted to 
individuals, 
private 
organizations 
and 
entities, 
including 
non-government 
organizations (NGOs) that have undertaken outstanding and innovative projects, 
technologies, processes, and techniques, or activities for the management of 
hazardous waste.   
 
SEC. 33. Incentives Scheme. - An incentive scheme is hereby provided for 
the purpose of encouraging enterprises, private entities, LGUs, and NGOs, to develop 
or undertake effective hazardous waste management, or actively participate in any 
program geared towards the promotion thereof, consistent with the objectives of this 
Act.  
(a) Tax, Duty Exemption, and other incentives under Republic Act No. 11534, 
29 otherwise known as the “Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises 
Act” or the “CREATE” Law. – Upon the effectivity of this Act, registered business 
enterprises that use, acquire, and import machinery, equipment, technology, spare 
parts and specialized types of vehicles used for the transport, processing, storage, 
and treatment of hazardous waste, including cleaner production and waste 
minimization technologies, may avail of the incentives of at least Tier II provided under 
Title XIII of the National Internal Revenue Code, as amended;   
 
(b) Exemption from Value-Added Tax (VAT) on the Sale of Domestic Capital 
Equipment – Within five (5) years from the effectivity of this Act, the sale of domestic 
capital equipment, including its spare parts, to registered enterprises, LGUs, and 
NGOs, to be used for the processing, storage, and treatment of hazardous waste, shall 
be exempted from the VAT imposed under the National Internal Revenue Code of 
1997, as amended: Provided, That the said incentive shall be subject to the same 
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(c) Tax Exemption of Donations, Legacies, and Gifts – All donations, legacies, 
and gifts made by any person or entity in favor of LGUs and NGOs for the support and 
maintenance of programs for the effective hazardous waste management, shall be 
exempt from donor’s tax pursuant to the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as 
amended.  
(d) Financial Assistance Program – Government and private financial 
institutions, inaccordance with, and to the extent allowed by the enabling provisions of 
their respective charters or applicable laws, may accord high priority to individuals, 
enterprises, or private entities engaged in hazardous, medical, and special hazardous 
waste management by providing special financial services, including the grant of 
preferential rates; and,  
(e) Extension of Grants to LGUs. - Cities or municipalities that opt to develop 
special household hazardous waste management plans, or have adopted innovative 
waste management programs, may be entitled to receive grants in order to develop 
their technical capacities and efficiently implement their plans.    
 
CHAPTER VI 
CIVIL LIABILITY AND PENAL PROVISIONS 
 
SEC. 34. Generator’s Liability. – A generator is primarily responsible for the 
management of hazardous waste until said waste has been certified as properly 
treated or disposed by a duly accredited TSD facility: Provided, That for exported 
waste that is treated and disposed of in accordance with international agreements, the 
TSD facilities in the country of destination shall issue the certificate of treatment and 
disposal. All other environmental service providers involved in the transport, treatment, 
storage, and disposal of said waste shall be jointly and severally liable with the 
generator for any adverse environmental impact that results from the improper 
management of the waste.  
 
SEC. 35. Prohibited Acts. – The following acts are prohibited:  
(a) Discarding, throwing, dumping, or storing of hazardous waste listed 
pursuant to this Act, or causing or permitting the commission of same acts, in public 
places, in municipal solid waste facilities, or in other areas or facilities not designed 
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(b) Undertaking activities involving the collection or transport of hazardous 
waste in violation of the standards and other requirements or permits set forth in this 
Act; 
(c) Causing or permitting the collection of unsegregated or unsorted hazardous 
waste;  
(d) Operating a TSD facility without the permit required under this Act; 
 (e) Transporting hazardous waste without the permit or license required under 
this Act; 
 (f) Mixing of source-separated recyclable material with other hazardous waste 
in any vehicle, container, or receptacle used in hazardous waste collection, 
transportation or disposal;  
(g) Disposing of hazardous waste in open and controlled dumps as enjoined in 
this Act, 5 or causing and permitting the same;  
(h) Establishing and operating of open and controlled dumps for hazardous 
waste;  
(i) Transporting and dumping of collected hazardous waste in areas other than 
the facilities prescribed under this Act;  
(j) Open burning of hazardous waste;  
(k) Transporting any hazardous waste to a TSD facility that is not authorized to 
receive such waste pursuant to this Act;  
(l) Treating, storing, or disposing of any hazardous waste without proper permit 
or license, or in knowing violation of any material condition or requirement of such 
permit or license, or in violation of any standard promulgated pursuant to this Act;  
(m) Making any false material statement, representation, or certification in any 
application, label, permit, record, report, manifest, or other document filed, or required 
to be maintained under this Act;  
(n) Falsifying, tampering with, or rendering inaccurate, any monitoring device 
or data required under this Act;  
(o) Generating, treating, storing, transporting, disposing, or handling of any 
hazardous waste, and in connection therewith, willfully destroying, altering or 
concealing any record required to be maintained under this Act;  
(p) Owning, maintaining, or operating any hazardous waste disposal facility in 
violation of the hazardous waste management standards or the rules and regulations 
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(q) Failing to notify the DENR and the DOH of hazardous waste activities 
pursuant to Section 6 hereof;  
(r) Importing, causing, or permitting the entry, even in transit, of any hazardous 
waste into Philippine territory in violation of the provisions of this Act, its implementing 
rules and regulations, and relevant international agreements and protocols;  
(s) Constructing, substantially altering, or operating a hazardous waste TSD 
facility, including all post-closure activities and operations specified in the rules and 
regulations, without first obtaining a permit as specified in this Act; and, 
 (t) Site preparation, construction, expansion, or operation of TSD facilities 
without an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) required under Presidential 
Decree No. 1586 and this Act.  
 
SEC. 36. Fines, Damages, and Penalties. –   
(a) Unless otherwise provided herein, any person who commits any of the 
prohibited acts described under Section 35, or violates any of the provisions of this 
Act, the standards established pursuant to this Act, or its implementing rules and 
regulations, shall be fined by the Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB), after due hearing 
conducted thereon, in the amount of not less than Fifty thousand pesos (P 50,000.00) 
but not more than One million pesos (P 1,000,000.00) for every violation: Provided, 
That for violation of Section 35 involving the prohibited acts under paragraphs (a), (g), 
(h), (i), (l), (p), (s) and (t) thereof, the fine shall be imposed for each day of violation.  
 
For purposes of the application of the fines, the PAB shall, within one (1) year 
from the effectivity of this Act, establish a fine rating system to allow for the adjustment 
of the maximum fine, based on the violator’s ability to pay, degree of willfulness, 
degree of negligence, degree of severity of the offense, history of non-compliance, 
and degree of recalcitrance.  
 
(b) The PAB may order the suspension of development or construction, 
cessation of operations, or closure of the facility, until such time that proper 
environmental safeguards are in place, or are in compliance with this Act, or its rules 
and regulations are undertaken by the offender, without prejudice to the issuance of 
an ex parte order for such closure, suspension of development or construction, or 
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prohibited act shall require a cleanup and rehabilitation of the environment, the 
offender shall also be required to restore the area or pay for the restoration thereof. 
The PAB may also award such damages as it may deem just and fair under the 
circumstances in favor of a private complainant.  
 
(c) The PAB shall issue a resolution recommending that the proper government 
agencies file criminal charges against any person who commits a gross violation of 
this Act. 32 Gross violation shall mean any of the following:  
 1. Deliberate disposal of hazardous waste without the required permit issued 
pursuant to this Act;  
2. Three (3) or more violations of paragraphs (a), (d), (e), (g), (k), (l) and (m) of 
37 Section 35 hereof within a period of two (2) years; or,  
3. Blatant disregard of the orders of the PAB such as the nonpayment of fines, 
breaking of seals, or operation of the source of pollution, despite the existenceof an 
order for closure, discontinuance or cessation of operation, or the unjustified refusal 
for the entry or access to any premises of an authorized DENR representative.  
 
(d) In case of gross violation of this Act, the offender shall pay a fine of not less 
than Five hundred thousand pesos (P 500,000.00) but not more than Five million 
pesos (P 5,000,000.00), or be punished with imprisonment of not less than three (3) 
years but not more than ten (10) years, or both, at the discretion of the court. If the 
offender is a juridical person, the chief executive officer and the pollution control officer 
of its equivalent, shall suffer the penalty herein provided: Provided, That the officers 
and incorporators of TSD facilities who violated the post-closure requirements issued 
pursuant to Section 16 hereof, shall be banned from setting up any TSD facility and 
hazardous waste transport company, and engaging in the operation of the same.  
 
If the offender is an alien, the offender shall, after service of the sentence 
prescribed above, be deported without further administrative proceedings.   
(e) To compensate for inflation and to maintain its deterrent function, the fines 
prescribed herein shall be reviewed and revised every three (3) years, or whenever 
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SEC. 37. Administrative Sanctions. – Local government officials and officials 
of concerned government agencies who fail to comply with and enforce the rules and 
regulations promulgated relative to this Act, shall be charged administratively in 
accordance with Republic Act No. 7160 or the “Local Government Code of 1991” and 
Executive Order No. 292 or the “Administrative Code of 1987” and other existing laws, 
rules, and regulations.   
 
SEC. 38. Administrative Action. – Without prejudice to the right of any 
affected person to file an administrative complaint against a violator of this Act, the 
DENR and the DOH shall, at their instance or upon a verified complaint by any person, 
institute administrative and civil proceedings against a person who violates the 
standards or limitations set under this Act, or any order, rule, or regulation issued by 
the DENR and the DOH with respect to such standards and limitations.  
 
SEC. 39. Citizen’s Suit. – For purposes of enforcing the provisions of this Act 
or the rules and regulations issued to implement it, any citizen may file an appropriate 
civil, criminal, or administrative action in the proper courts or bodies against the 
following:  
(a) Any person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this Act or 
its implementing rules and regulations;   
(b) The DENR or other implementing agencies with respect to orders, rules, 
and regulations issued that are inconsistent with this Act; or  
(c) Any public officer who willfully or grossly neglects the performance of an act  
specifically enjoined as a duty under this Act or the rules and regulations issued to 
implement it, or abuses the authority vested in them in the performance of duty, or 
improperly conducts the duties under this Act or the rules and regulations issued to 
implement it: Provided, however, That a suit can be filed only after a thirty (30)-day 
notice had been given to the public officer and the alleged violator concerned, and 
when no appropriate action had been taken thereon.  
The court shall exempt such action filed from the payment of filing fees, and 
upon prima facie evidence showing the non-enforcement or violation complained of. 
The plaintiff shall also be exempt from the filing of an injunction bond for the issuance 
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Within thirty (30) days, the court shall determine if a complaint is malicious or 
baseless, and shall accordingly dismiss the action and award attorney’s fees and 
damages. 
  
SEC. 40. Suits and Strategic Legal Action Against Public Participation 
(SLAPP) and the Enforcement of this Act. – Where a suit is brought against a 
person who filed an action as provided for in Section 39 of this Act, or against any 
person, institution or government agency tasked to implement this Act, it shall be the 
duty of the investigating prosecutor or the court, as the case may be, to immediately 
make a determination within a period not exceeding thirty (30) days whether the legal 
action has been filed to harass, vex, exert undue pressure, or stifle such legal 
recourses of the person complaining of a violation or enforcing the provisions of this 
Act. Upon determination thereof, evidence warranting the same, the court shall 
dismiss the case and award attorney’s fees and double damages to the respondent.   
This provision shall also apply and benefit public officers who are sued for acts 
committed in their official capacity, there being no grave abuse of authority, and done 
in the course of enforcing this Act.  
   
CHAPTER VII 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 
SEC. 41. Mandatory Public Hearings. – The DENR shall determine the 
process by which the public hearings relative to the formulation of the Framework 
mandated under Section8 hereof shall be undertaken.   
 
SEC. 42. Research on Hazardous Waste Management. – The DENR after 
consultations with the concerned agencies, shall encourage and render financial and 
other assistance to appropriate government and private agencies, institutions, and 
individuals in the promotion and conduct of researches, experiments, and other 
studies on hazardous waste management, particularly those relating to the:   
(a) Adverse effects on health as a result of the release into the environment of 
hazardous waste, and methods to eliminate said effects or mitigate the health risks 
related   thereto;  
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(c) Planning, implementation, and operation of resource recovery and resource 
conservation systems;  
(d) Production of usable forms of recovered resources, including fuel from 
hazardous waste;  
(e) Development and application of new and improved methods of collecting, 
separating, and disposing of hazardous waste, and processing and recovery of 
materials and energy from hazardous waste;  
(f) Cleaner production technologies;  
(g) Improvements in land disposal practices for hazardous waste; and,   
(h) Development of new uses of recovered resources and identification of 
existing or potential markets of recovered resources.  
The DENR, the DOH, and the DOST or their authorized representatives, may 
award grants or enter into contracts with government agencies, NGOs, and private 
persons to conduct hazardous waste research and studies.   
 
SEC. 43. Public Education and Information. – The DENR and the DOH, in 
coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd), the Technical Education and 
Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), 
the DILG, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), and the LGUs, shall conduct a 
continuing education and information campaign on hazardous waste management. 
Such education and information program shall:  
(a) Aim to create public awareness on the impacts of hazardous waste and 
methods to prevent or minimize its adverse effects;  
(b) Focus on activities that are feasible and offer the greatest impact on 
hazardous waste management; and,   
(c) Encourage the general public, accredited NGOs, and POs to publicly 
endorse and patronize environment-friendly products.   
 
SEC. 44. Environmental Education in the Formal and Non-formal Sectors. 
– The National Government, through the DepEd and in coordination with concerned 
government agencies, NGOs, and private institutions, shall strengthen the integration 
of environmental concerns in school curricula at all levels, with particular emphasis on 
the principles underlying hazardous waste management, in order to promote 
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SEC. 45. Role of Business and Industry. – The DENR, DTI, and the DOH 
shall encourage commercial and industrial establishments, through appropriate 
incentives other than tax incentives, to initiate, participate, and invest in integrated 
hazardous waste management projects; to manufacture environment-friendly 
products; to introduce, develop and adopt innovative processes that result in recycling 
of materials, conservation of raw materials and energy, and reduction of waste and 
prevention of pollution; and to undertake community activities to promote and 
propagate effective hazardous waste management practices.  
   
CHAPTER VIII 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
 
SEC. 46. Joint Congressional Oversight Committee. – In addition to its 
mandated functions, the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee created under 
Republic Act No. 9003 shall also monitor the implementation of this Act.  
 
SEC. 47. Report to Congress. – The DENR shall render a detailed report to 
Congress not later than March 30 of every year, following the approval of this Act, of 
its accomplishments and progress on hazardous waste management during the 
previous year, and shall submit the necessary recommendations in areas requiring 
legislative action.   
 
SEC. 48. Transitory Provision. – Pending the establishment of the Framework 
mandated under Section 8 hereof and the promulgation of the implementing rules and 
regulations of this Act, pertinent existing laws, regulations, programs and projects on 
hazardous waste management shall continue to be enforced: Provided, That for 
specific undertakings, these may be revised in the interim in accordance with the 
intentions of this Act.  
 
SEC. 49. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within one (1) year from 
the effectivity of this Act, the DENR and the DOH shall promulgate the rules and 
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act: Provided, That rules and 
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hazardous waste management consistent with this Act, shall supplement the rules and 
regulations issued by the DENR and the DOH, pursuant to the provisions of this Act.   
There shall be a regular mandatory review of the rules and regulations issued to 
implement this Act, including the standards set pursuant to the provisions of this Act.   
 
SEC. 50. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act or the application 
of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared unconstitutional, the 
remainder of this Act or the application of such provision to other persons or 
circumstances shall not be affected by such declaration.   
 
SEC. 51. Repealing Clause. – Republic Act No. 6969 otherwise known as the 
“Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990”, Republic 
Act No. 9003 and Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, are modified accordingly. All 
laws, decrees, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.   
 
SEC. 52. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.  
 
  
Approved,