During the PackPrintPlas Expo on October 5, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary for Policy, Planning, and International Affairs Jonas R. Leones asserts that the packaging, printing, and plastic industries in the country are among the government’s ‘valuable partners’ in the direction towards sustainability. He lauded the efforts of the industries in continuously utilizing technology and crafting innovations to find ways to reduce, reuse, upcycle or recycle plastics so they can be diverted, especially from our oceans. Usec. Leones served as the keynote speaker in the event where he highlighted the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act of 2022. The PackPrintPlas Expo was organized by Global-Link MP Events International Inc. and Messe Düsseldorf Asia in Pasay City.#