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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Reguiar Session

4233

House Bill No.

Introduced by HON. ROZZANO RUFINO B. BIAZON.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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This bill addresses the issue of the indiscriminate and irresponsible disposal of

electronic vaste or more commonly known as e-waste. It sets a policy and direction on how
government should proceed in finding a solution to this foreseen problem.

Companies that are involved in the research and development of information and
communications technology in our present technology-driven world are coming up with new
ways in designing and developing new and improved electronic technologies. From computers
and cellular phones, to portable communication and music devices, these technologies have
become critical to our way of life and to our growing economy.

With these gadgets however come the increasing challenge of protecting human health
and the environment from the harmful effects associated with the unsafe handling and disposal
of these products once their usefulness has ended and become what we call electron‘c waste or
e-waste. Meeting this challenge will require a new policy for this kind of waste. One that is
innovative, fiexible, and pragmatic that allows us to manage the electronics we use today more
sustainably. At the same time, it shall also be a policy that promotes the new and innovative
technologies of the future.

Tnnovation is woven throughout human history and culture and is an advantage we must
employ to find solutions to the challenges we face today in order to responsibly manage our
electronic wastes. There is a lot more discussion on this pressing issue and this proposal is seen
as the first step towards finding a responsible way in dealing with the matter.

For the premises stated above, urgent approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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Representative
Lone District, Muntinlupa City



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No.4233

Introduced by HON. ROZZANO RUFINO B. BIAZON

AN ACT
PROHIBITING THE INDISCRIMINATE DISPOSAL OF ELECTRONIC WASTE
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the “E-waste Disposal Act”. '

Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. ~ Article II of the Philippine Constitution vests in the
State the ultimate responsibility to preserve and protect the environment. Towards this end, the
proper management not only of common waste products but also of electronic waste must be
fully addressed and given proper attention.

Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act:

a. Electronic equipment or electronics — is defined as equipment which is dependent
on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly and equipment for
the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields.

b. Electronic waste or E-waste — a term used to describe electronics that are nearing the end
of their useful life and are discarded, donated, or re-cycled;

¢. E-waste disposal facilities or EDF — facilities that accept and process e-waste from
consumers and manufacturers;

Sec. 4. Prohibition. — The indiscriminate disposal of electronic waste with other solid
waste products is hereby prohibited. No garbage or waste collecting agent shall accept any e&
waste from end users in both residential and commercial establishments in their area of
jurisdiction except under the system formulated and developed by the DENR.

Sec. 5. E-waste Disposal. — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) in cooperation and consultation with the Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) shall formulate
and develop a system for the disposal of e-waste in the country.


There shall be established in every province at least one E-waste Disposal Facility
(EDF). The provincial government shall consult officials of local government units (LGUs)
within its jurisdiction on where such a facility shall be located and established in order to best
serve all the LGUs in the province.

Sec. 6. Penalties. — Violation of the probibitions set forth in Section 4 hereof shall be
punished with a fine of not less than ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) for individual violators
and a fine not exceeding one hundred thousend pesos (P100,000.00) for corporations or
commercial establishments that violate the same.

Sec. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. ~The Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) in cooperation and consultation with the Department of the Interior
and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), shall
promulgate the rules and regulations for the proper implementation of this Act within six (6)
months from its effectivity.

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Sec. 8, Appropriations. ~The budgetary requirement needed for the implementation of
this Act shall be charged to the budgets of provincial, city and municipal governments.

Sec..9. Separability Clause. — If any provision of this Act shall be deemed
unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in force and
effect.

Sec. 10. Repealing Clause. - All Acts, Presidential Decrees, Executive Orders and
Administrative Orders, Rules and Regulations and other such issuances or parts thereof which
are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

See. 11. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,