Packaging rule · Philippines · EPR
Extended Producer Responsibility Act of 2022 (RA 11898)
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) rule covering plastic in the Philippines, set by Congress of the Philippines. In force.
The rule
Recorded from the official source named below. Rates and dates are as the source states them on the date it was consulted.
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Authority
- Congress of the Philippines
- Rule type
- EPR
- Materials
- Plastic
- Status
- In force Enacted
- Rate or target
- 80 % of plastic packaging footprint recovered20% (2023), 40% (2024), 50% (2025), 60% (2026), 70% (2027), 80% (2028 onward). Effective 15 days after publication; publication date not in source. Lapsed into law without signature.
- Adopted or published
- 23 July 2022
From the source“December 31, 2028 and every year thereafter — eighty percent (80%).”
Official source Senate of the Philippines Legislative Digital Resources: Republic Act No. 11898Official (government or regulator) · consulted 13 October 2026
Key dates
Adopted or published 4 years and 2 months ago
Source consulted by the SPI team today
Re-checked by a second SPI team member today
What it means
SPI analysis Our reading of the official source above. Not legal advice; always rely on the official text.
SPI summary
Amends the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act to require large enterprises to recover their plastic packaging footprint. Targets rise from 20% by end-2023 to 80% by end-2028 and every year thereafter.
In practice
RA 11898 adds EPR to the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act and obliges large enterprises to recover or offset their plastic packaging footprint, measured on the previous year. The target is 60% by 31 December 2026, rising to 70% by end-2027 and 80% by end-2028 and every year after. Brand owners selling in the Philippines carry the obligation, individually, collectively or through a PRO; converters will see demand for recovery data, labelling and recyclable formats.
Who is in scope
- Large enterprises generating plastic packaging waste, with assets above the RA 9501 medium-enterprise threshold
- Enterprises under the same brand, label or trademark whose combined assets exceed that threshold
- Sachets, labels, laminates and other flexible packaging; rigid packaging for food, beverages, home, personal care and cosmetics, including caps and lids; single-use plastic bags; polystyrene
Who is not
- Micro, small and medium enterprises, which are encouraged to participate voluntarily
What to do and by when
- NowCheck whether combined assets per brand exceed the medium-enterprise threshold.
- 31 December 2026Check recovery or offset volumes against 60% of the 2025 footprint.
- NowPlan for the 70% target at end-2027 and 80% from end-2028, including third-party audit under DENR standards.
- NowReview labels to support recovery and disposal, as the Act calls for labelling.
Related rules
- PR-VN-001 Decree 110/2026/ND-CP on producer and importer recycling and waste treatment responsibility
Viet Nam's EPR in the same region with material recycling rates. - PR-IN-001 EPR Guidelines for plastic packaging (PWM Rules Schedule II)
India's plastic packaging EPR with certificate trading. - PR-ID-001 Roadmap for Waste Reduction by Producers (MoEF Regulation 75/2019)
Indonesia's producer waste reduction roadmap. - PR-KE-002 Sustainable Waste Management (EPR) Regulations, 2024
Kenya's EPR regulations, another emerging market model.
Where the record is unclear
- The Act's effectivity depends on publication, and the publication date is not on the Senate page.
- The peso asset thresholds and DENR implementing rules were not part of the source consulted.
- Fines run from PHP 5 million to 20 million per offence; how offsetting is verified depends on DENR rules not reviewed.
Sources for this note
- Senate of the Philippines Legislative Digital Resources: Republic Act No. 11898 Consulted 13 October 2026
Note written by the SPI team on 13 October 2026.
Where it sits in the tracker
- One of 1 packaging rules we track in the Philippines, of which 1 are EPR rules.
- In all, 25 EPR rules are tracked across 15 jurisdictions. Compare them below
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Change history
Verified: a second SPI team member re-checked every fact above against the source on 13 October 2026. Any later change to the facts sends the rule back to Sourced and is logged here.
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