DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga reiterated on Monday, April 22, 2024, the urgent need to spread awareness on the indestructibility of plastics and the environmental impact of plastic pollution .In a statement for Earth Day 2024 with the theme Planet vs Plastics, Loyzaga noted the hazards posed by plastics to human health and the ecosystem.She said that in a year, the Philippines produces around 2.
She also noted that the Philippines loses around US$890 million each year because recyclable plastic is being thrown away instead of repurposing it.The DENR secretary said one of the measures the government impose to address concerns on plastic waste include the passage of the Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022, or the EPR Law, which shifted the burden of collecting used plastic from the local government to the producers and manufacturers themselves.
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