ASEAN Circular Economy & Product Stewardship Domain

The Extended Producer Responsibility Act of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 11898) is a landmark environmental law enacted on 23 July 2022 and entering into force on 13 August 2022. It amended the existing Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (RA 9003) and institutionalised an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system for plastic packaging waste. Administered by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Act requires large enterprises with total assets of at least PHP 100 million to implement plastic packaging waste collection and recycling programmes. Covered items include sachets, labels, laminates, flexible plastics, rigid plastic containers (bottles and containers), plastic bags, and polystyrene. Companies must meet phased recovery targets either individually or through a Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO). As of 2026, the nationwide plastic diversion rate has reached 55.98%, substantially exceeding the mandated 40% target. The Act also establishes annual compliance reporting requirements verified by independent third-party audits, together with a system of progressive fines for non-compliant enterprises.

Vietnam's amended Law on Environmental Protection (LEP 2020; Law No. 72/2020/QH14) entered into full force on 1 January 2022, with detailed implementation set out in Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP. At its core is the comprehensive introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and circular economy policy. Manufacturers and importers operating in Vietnam are required to collect and recycle products and packaging materials (or make monetary payments to the government's Vietnam Environmental Protection Fund, VEPF), applied under the following phased roadmap: 1. From 1 January 2024: packaging and container materials (paper, plastic, metal, glass) 2. From 1 January 2025: batteries, storage batteries, engine oil, tyres 3. From 1 January 2026: electrical and electronic products, office equipment, household appliances Covered companies must register and report the previous year's distributed weight to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MONRE) by 31 March each year.

Administered by the National Environment Agency (NEA), this is Singapore's core circular economy law. It establishes an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for e-waste, food waste management, and a Mandatory Packaging Reporting system for packaging material usage.

Administered by the National Solid Waste Management Department (JPSPN), this Act governs general waste management and recycling obligations in designated Federal Territories and participating states in Peninsular Malaysia. Note that major industrial states such as Selangor, Penang, Sabah, and Sarawak apply their own state-level waste legislation, so the applicable jurisdiction must be confirmed for each manufacturing site.

Regulated by the Pollution Control Department (PCD) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, this is a waste management and circular economy policy framework operated on the basis of the National Environmental Quality Act (NEQA). It implements a Plastics Roadmap among other measures, and preparations are underway toward the future enactment of a Sustainable Packaging Management Act (an EPR law).

マレーシア天然資源環境気候変動省（NRECC）が進める「環境保護・廃棄物管理政策」に基づき、深刻化する海洋プラスチックおよび埋立地ゴミを削減するため、マレーシア国内で販売されるすべての使い捨てプラスチック容器包装および消費財パッケージに対するEPR（拡張生産者責任）制度および段階的削減ロードマップが2025年〜2026年にかけて適用されます。 国内に製品を供給する主要ブランドオーナーや製造・輸入会社は、マレーシア生産者責任組織（MPRO）に加盟し、製品のライフサイクル回収コストを負担する拠出金（EPR Levy）の支払いが義務化されます。

インドネシア環境林業省（KLHK）が制定した大臣規則「P.75/2019（製造業者による廃棄物削減ロードマップ）」に基づき、インドネシア国内で操業または製品を流通するすべての製造・輸入業者、外食・小売業者に対し、使い捨てプラスチック包装（プラスチック袋、ストロー、使い捨て容器等）の段階的使用禁止、および自社が上市した包装廃棄物の回収・リサイクル（EPR義務）が義務付けられています。 本法は、2029年までに自社パッケージ廃棄物を30%削減（回収または代替）する野心的な計画であり、2025年〜2026年にかけて第一フェーズの重要な中間評価・実行進捗審査が州当局により実施されます。