RA 6969

Question 1

Short title for RA 6969

Answer 1

“Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990.”

Question 2

These are wastes defined as substances that are without any safe commercial, industrial, agricultural or economic usage and are shipped, transported or brought from the country of origin for dumping or disposal into or in transit through any part of the territory of the Philippines

Answer 2

Hazardous wastes

Question 3

Type of hazardous wastes made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incidental to the production or utilization of nuclear fuels but does not include nuclear fuel, or radioisotopes which have reached the final stage of fabrication so as to be usable for any scientific, medical, agricultural, commercial, or industrial purpose.

Answer 3

Nuclear wastes

Question 4

These substances can cause harm to living organisms through contact, ingestion, or inhalation

Answer 4

Toxic substances

Question 5

This term emphasizes the manufacturer’s responsibility for their product’s entire life cycle, including post-consumer waste management

Answer 5

Extended Producer Responsibility

Question 6

What are the extended responsibilities of producers?

Answer 6

1. Manufacturer’s responsibility to manage their waste
2. Waste reduction and proper disposal (design products to reduce environmental impacts)

Question 7

What principle by Plato states that those responsible for pollution are financially accountable for the costs of mitigating its impacts and became the foundation of this Act?

Answer 7

Polluter Pays Principle

Question 8

Who are the regulatory bodies of this Act?

Answer 8

1. EMB
2. DENR
3. PNRI

Question 9

Declaration of Policy of this Act

Answer 9

Importance of safeguarding the environment and public health

Question 10

Key objectives of this Act

Answer 10

1. regulate and monitor
2. control and manage
3. promote sustainability

Question 11

What are the responsibilities of industries?

Answer 11

1. Registration and reporting
2. Compliance with waste disposal standards
3. Adaptation

Question 12

Waste reduction hierarchy

Answer 12

1. Source reduction and minimization
2. Recycling and reusing
3. Treatment and disposal
4. Environmentally sound technologies

Question 13

Penalties for non-compliance

Answer 13

Fines and Imprisonment
Suspension/revocation of permits
Importance of strict enforcement

Question 14

When was this Act approved?

Answer 14

October 26, 1990