Of the 60,000 MT of solid waste generated by Filipinos this year, plastic accounted for 30 percent to 40 percent, Environment Undersecretary Jonas Leones told reporters on Monday, which was also World Environment Day. | janebautistaINQ /PDI
“It is not only the government and certainly not the community that is [leaning] to use it. Those who generated it should take responsibility in terms of their role in [eradicating] that,” Loyzaga said.
To address the garbage problem, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is looking into prioritizing its programs for fast-moving consumer goods companies that are large generators of plastics. The DENR’s May 2023 data showed that 1,263 out of 1,592 local government units , or 79 percent, have approved SWMPs—a requirement under Republic Act No. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.But delays in the preparation and approval of the plans were hampering their implementation, the Commission on Audit said in a report in April.
“More than 20 years after the passage of RA 9003, [annual] solid waste generation in the country has steadily increased from 9.07 million MT in 2000 to 16.63 million MT in 2020,” the COA said. It projected that this could rise to 19.76 million MT in 2030 and 24.50 million MT in 2045.
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