Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
AN ACT 
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PRACTICE OF EXTENDED PRODUCERS 
RESPONSIBILITY IN WASTE MANAGEMENT, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9003, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ECOLOGICAL SOLID 
WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000" 
Solving our waste management problem appears to be elusive for the Philippine 
government despite the enactment of  Republic Act No. 9003 or the "Ecological 
Solid Waste Management Act of 2002". Proper segregation, inefficient collection, 
improper disposal and inadequate facilities remain unsolved.  
In view of the foregoing, this proposed measure seeks to institutionalize the practice 
of Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) especially in industries that generate 
plastic waste. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 
defines EPR "as an environmental policy approach in which a producer's 
responsibility for a product is extended to the post-consumer stage of a product's life 
cycle." 
EPR systems are now being observed in some of the European Union 
Member-Countries such as Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, 
Sweden and Spain. The EPR initiatives to be undertaken by manufacturers, 
distributors and retailers of good in the proposed bill. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
July 26, 2021
5:59 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
AN ACT 
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PRACTICE OF EXTENDED PRODUCERS 
RESPONSIBILITY IN WASTE MANAGEMENT, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9003, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ECOLOGICAL SOLID 
WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000" 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Extended Producers Responsibility 
Act". 
Sec. 2. A new subsection (n) under Section 3 of Republic Act 9003 is hereby inserted 
after subsection (m) to read as follows: 
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. - For the purposes of this Act: 
- x x x –
(N) 
EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR) SHALL 
REFER TO EITHER THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OR PRACTICE IN 
WHICH PRODUCERS, IN COORDINATION WITH DISTRIBUTORS AND 
RETAILERS, HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROPER AND 
EFFECTIVE DISPOSAL OF THEIR PRODUCTS AFTER THEY HAVE 
BEEN SOLD TO AND USED BY CONSUMERS WITH THE 
OBJECTIVES OF REDUCING WASTE GENERATION AND OF 
IMPROVING RECYCLABILITY OR REUSABILITY OF WASTES, WHICH 
INCLUDE PLASTIC CONTAINERS OR PACKAGING MATERIALS. 
Thereafter, the succeeding subsections after this new subsection (m) shall be 
accordingly rearranged in sequence. 
Sec. 3. A new Section 14 is hereby inserted after Section 13, under Chapter II, of 
Republic Act No. 9003, to read as follows: 
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SEC. 14. EXTENDED PRODUCERS RESPONSIBILITY. - ALL 
PRODUCERS, IN COORDINATION WITH DISTRIBUTORS AND 
RETAILERS, SHALL ADOPT MECHANISMS AND STRATEGIES FOR 
THE EFFECTIVE AND PROPER MANAGEMENT OF THE WASTES, 
SUCH AS DISCARDED CONTAINERS AND PACKAGING MATERIALS, 
GENERATED FROM THE USE OR CONSUMPTION OF THE 
PRODUCTS THEY PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED, RETAILED OR SOLD, 
AS THE CASE MAY BE. PRODUCERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND 
RETAILERS 
PERFORMING 
THEIR 
RESPECTIVE 
EPR, 
AS 
DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO 
INCENTIVES; 
PROVIDED 
THAT 
THEIR 
MECHANISMS 
AND 
STRATEGIES ARE SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL SOLID WASTE 
MANAGEMENT COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE CONCERNED 
PROVINCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD AND/OR CITY 
OR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD, WHICH 
SHALL INCLUDE EPR INCENTIVES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SOLID 
WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH 
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT. 
 
DEPENDING ON THE RELEVANCE AND APPLICABILITY TO THE 
BUSINESS 
THEY 
ARE 
ENGAGED 
IN, 
PRODUCERS, 
IN 
COORDINATION WITH DISTRIBUTORS AND RETAILERS, SHALL 
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES AND UNDERTAKINGS IN 
THEIR MECHANISMS AND STRATEGIES, AMONG OTHERS: 
 
(1) PROGRAMS FOR THE REDESIGN OR ADOPTION OF 
PACKAGING TO IMPROVE RECYCLABILITY OR REUSABILITY OF 
PLASTIC CONTAINERS AND OTHER PACKAGING MATERIALS OF 
THEIR PRODUCTS; 
(2) PROGRAMS FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OR PHASE OUT OF 
NON-RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS AND PACKAGING MATERIALS AND 
TO REPLACE THEM WITH EXISTING ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE 
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; 
(3) PROGRAMS 
FOR 
THE 
ADOPTION 
OF 
ALTERNATIVE 
DELIVERY 
SYSTEMS 
THAT 
WILL 
ALLOW 
CUSTOMERS 
TO 
PURCHASE THEIR PRODUCTS WITH THE USE OF REFILLABLE 
CONTAINERS OR MULTI-USE PACKS; 
(4) PROGRAMS INVOLVING THE EFFICIENT RETRIEVAL OF 
RECYCLABLE 
OR 
REUSABLE 
PLASTIC 
CONTAINERS 
AND 
PACKAGING 
MATERIALS 
OF 
THEIR 
PRODUCTS 
AND 
THE 
DESIGNATION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF COLLECTION AND/OR 
RECYCLING FACILITIES; 
(5) PROGRAMS, 
IN 
COLLABORATION 
WITH 
LGUS, 
COMMUNITIES 
AND 
THE 
INFORMAL 
SECTORS 
IN 
WASTE 
MANAGEMENT (SUCH AS WASTE PICKERS), INVOLVING THE 
PROPER 
AND 
EFFECTIVE 
SOLID 
WASTE 
MANAGEMENT, 
INCLUDING THE PROPER SEGREGATION, RETRIEVAL, BUY BACK 
AND DISPOSAL OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS AND PACKAGING 
MATERIALS; 


(6) CAMPAIGNS TO ENCOURAGE CONSUMERS TO AVOID USING 
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AND TO VOLUNTEER IN BRINGING USED 
PLASTIC 
CONTAINERS 
AND 
PACKAGING 
MATERIALS 
TO 
IDENTIFIED 
COLLECTION 
AND 
RECYCLING 
FACILITIES 
OR 
MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES; AND 
(7) PROPER LABELING OR INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN THE 
PACKAGING OF PRODUCTS REGARDING PROPER DISPOSAL OF 
THE 
CONTAINERS 
AND 
PACKAGING 
MATERIALS 
AND 
IDENTIFICATION OF COLLECTION AND RECYCLING FACILITIES, OR 
MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES. 
MANUFACTURERS, IN COORDINATION WITH DISTRIBUTORS 
AND RETAILERS, MAY ORGANIZE THEMSELVES OR FORM 
ASSOCIATIONS AND/OR ALLIANCES IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE 
THE OPERATION OF THE FOREGOING EPR MECHANISMS AND 
STRATEGIES. FURTHER, MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND 
RETAILERS ARE LIKEWISE ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP EPR 
SYSTEMS THAT WILL INTEGRATE AND PROVIDE TRAINING TO THE 
INFORMAL SECTORS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT (SUCH AS THE 
WASTE PICKERS). 
Sec. 4. The succeeding sections after the newly inserted Section 14 are hereby 
renumbered accordingly. 
Sec. 5. Appropriation. – The sum necessary for the effective implementation of this 
Act shall be charged against the appropriations for the Department of Environment 
and Natural Resources under the General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such 
amount as may be necessary for the continued operation of the centers shall be 
included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
Sec. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The Department of Environment and 
Natural Resources (DENR), in consultation with relevant government agencies and 
other stakeholders, shall formulate the rules and regulations necessary to implement 
the provisions of this Act within six (6) months from its effectivity. 
Sec. 7. Separability Clause. – If any portion or provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder of this Act or any provisions hereof not 
affected thereby shall continue to be in force and effect. 
Sec. 8. Repealing Clause. – Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order, 
letter of instruction, rule or regulation inconsistent or contrary to the provisions of this 
Act is hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
Sec. 9. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its 
complete publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,