Governance & Policy
Philippines Extended Producer Responsibility Act (RA 11898)
Philippine law requiring large companies to recover and offset plastic packaging waste through registered EPR programmes, with rising targets.
Definition
The Philippines' Extended Producer Responsibility Act, Republic Act No. 11898 enacted in 2022, obliges large enterprises to establish or join EPR programmes for plastic packaging, with recovery targets rising from an initial twenty percent to eighty percent by 2028. Companies may meet obligations through buy-back, recycling, redesign, or purchasing credits from certified diversion activities.
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- Subject
- Governance & Policy
- Editorial status
- Editorial draft
- Definition status
- Established
- Last updated
- 19 August 2026
- Also known as
- EPR Act of 2022 · RA 11898 · Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022
Overview
What it means
One of the world's most plastic-leakage-exposed countries made brand owners financially responsible for packaging waste.
How it is used
FMCG companies register programmes with the environmental bureau; credit markets for plastic diversion emerged; cooperatives and recyclers supply recovery capacity.
Why it matters
It is the most significant mandatory packaging EPR law in Southeast Asia and a test case for credit-based compliance.
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