HB 4272
House·20th Congress·Filed Sep 1, 2025
An Act Regulating the Use of Treatment Technology for Municipal and Hazardous Wastes, Repealing for the Purpose Section 20 of Republic Act No. 8749, Entitled "The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999"
In plain language
The Waste Treatment Technology Act would lift the ban on incinerating municipal and hazardous waste, allowing modern waste‑to‑energy plants that must meet strict emission standards, be publicly monitored, and receive tax and financing incentives. The DENR, DOE, DOST and other agencies would oversee licensing, technology verification, and compliance, while LGUs must include treatment facilities in their solid‑waste plans. Violations would be punished under existing environmental and energy laws, and a joint Congress
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