Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE HAZARDOUS AND RADIOACTIVE WASTES MANAGEMENT, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Congress Author
Date filed
July 1, 2010
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00211
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE HAZARDOUS AND RADIOACTIVE WASTES MANAGEMENT, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : Philippine Hazardous And Radioactive Wastes Management Act Of 2010
ABSTRACT : "Philippine Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes Management Act of 2010." Seeks to develop and implement national and local integrated and comprehensive hazardous and radioactive wastes management programs focusing on pollution prevention and resource conservation recovery, which shall: 1) improve wastes management techniques, organizational arrangements, methods of collection, separation and recovery of wastes; 2) promote environmentally safe disposal of residues; 3) minimize the generation of hazardous and radioactive wastes by encouraging cleaner production, process substitution, resource recovery, recycling and reuse, and treatment, and 4) institutionalize public participation in the development and implementation of such programs.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GONZALES, NEPTALI II M.
DATE FILED : 2010-07-01
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Cari (008 ) 2. Herrera-Dy (065 )
3. San Luis (003 )
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2011-02-02
      2. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2011-02-02
MOTHER BILL: HB04812
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2010-07-27

Abstract

"Philippine Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes Management Act of 2010." Seeks to develop and implement national and local integrated and comprehensive hazardous and radioactive wastes management programs focusing on pollution prevention and resource conservation recovery, which shall: 1) improve wastes management techniques, organizational arrangements, methods of collection, separation and recovery of wastes; 2) promote environmentally safe disposal of residues; 3) minimize the generation of hazardous and radioactive wastes by encouraging cleaner production, process substitution, resource recovery, recycling and reuse, and treatment, and 4) institutionalize public participation in the development and implementation of such programs.

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