Manila, April 17 -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), said Friday that the implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act is gaining ground, with over 1,000 enterprises now registered and companies meeting initial plastic waste diversion targets based on submitted compliance reports.

In an interview, DENR Assistant Secretary Jacqueline Caancan said a total of 1,017 enterprises have registered EPR programs, either individually or collectively, or through Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) as of December 2025.

"Overall, this reflects a steadily increasing level of compliance under the EPR Act of 2022, as more enterprises transition fro...