Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
99

HOUSE BILL NO. 30

Introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie"Castelo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

No country in the world should be dumping site for another country’s trash (i.e. garbage,
scrap, residual waste, etc.). It shall therefore be banned for items, materials, or
substances otherwise detrimental to health and environment to be loaded on container
vans and be shipped or imported from foreign countries under any guise that such are
recyclables, filling materials, or declared as other such stuff, as the case may be.

Under the proposed law, there shall be a general ban on the importation, shipment,
entry, and dumping into the country of garbage, trash, or similar and other otherwise
hazardous scrap or residual waste especially those shipped to the Philippines from
other countries. The Philippines is simply not a dumping ground for such filth.

The case of the 50 container vans recently shipped into the country is cause for alarm
for it sets precedent that if otherwise unchecked will trigger unprecedented problems
that would impact directly to health and environment in terms of substances or materials
that may possibly be of such detriment.

The proposed measure therefore seeks to address a health issue, an environment
issue, and more importantly, the costs that it will impact on the economy of the

waste. No country could tolerate a situation of this kind and for to al
dumping ground for such filth.

Shipments of trash must certainly be the proper subject of a
aggressive general ban, hence the proposed urgent measure.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 309 3

Introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie”Castelo

AN ACT
PRESCRIBING A GENERAL BAN ON IMPORTATION, SHIPMENT, ENTRY, AND DUMPING
INTO THE COUNTRY OF GARBAGE, TRASH, OR SIMILAR AND OTHERWISE
HAZARDOUS SCRAP OR RESIDUAL WASTE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted in the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Republic of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. This Act shail be known as the “Anti-Trash Act of 2016.”

SEC. 2. There shall hereby be prescribed a general ban on the importation,
shipment, entry, and dumping into the country of garbage, trash, or similar and other
otherwise hazardous scrap of residual waste especially those shipped to the Philippines
from other countries.

Toward this end, the Bureau of Customs shall require prospective importers to
secure the necessary clearance from the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources prior to the importation, shipment, entry, and dumping into the country of
said items, materials, or substances contemplated under this Act.

Provided, Further that, subject items, materials, or substances shall not be
classified in any way as recyclables nor filling materials since they are deemed
detrimental to health and the environment.

SEC. 3. The Bureau of Customs in cooperation with the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources shall issue appropriate rules, regulations and
guidelines for the effective implementation of the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 4. All applicable laws in violations of the provisions of this Act shall
henceforth be carried out effectively.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval, publication in the Official
Gazette, and in at least three (3) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,