In a briefing Thursday, groups calling for a plastic-free Philippines warned the bill, which is set to lapse into law this July, fails to control plastic pollution and promotes false solutions such as incineration
Several environmental groups on Thursday called on President “Bongbong” Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to veto the bill institutionalizing the extended producers’ responsibility (EPR) in waste management. EPR makes it the responsibility of companies to properly recover, recycle, treat, or dispose of what they produce after they have been sold and consumed.