To understand the concepts of the RA 9003- Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
To be inspired by the best practices of some LGUs/ establishments in the Philippines and outside
the Philippines
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH AND INDUSTRIALIZATION HAVE TURNED THE PHILIPPINES WASTE
SITUATION
Industrialization
11. 5 MILLION
(Population)
MANILA
Manila- the countrys premiere urban center, 11.5 million people working, eating and residing here,
solid waste management is a major concern.
is a major concern
Malilinis ang mga Pilipino, kailangan lang ng paalala at mas ibayong pagsisikap para matulungan natin
ang lumalang problema ng basura
isipin natin, every household gagawing way f life anf tamang waste segregation, malaki ang kabawasan
Marami tayong magagawa in our own little way sa ating mga sariling tahahnan
THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS ZERO WASTE. AT FIRST waste cannot be eliminated automatically, but it can be
lessend in huge percentage if we only do the 3rs
COMPSOTING: Nabubulok, effective way to obtain ZERO WASTE, walang kalat, walang sayang, lahat
mapapakinabangan, magiging pagkain ng mga halaman
- control the composition of organic matter by microorganisms like bacteria and fungi resulting into a
humus like product, compost improves the physical, chemical and biological property of the soil,
soli conditioner- compost
used as fertilizer, flower beds, veg gardens, lawns, pagtatanim ng puno/ shrubs
helps conserve moisture
prevents soil erosion
reduces weed growth
special kind of composting using the bff of farmers : worms (earthworms) vermi composting
Blue narerecycle
Black residulas
Lason o toxic
Saan mapup?
Non recylble residual wastes- collecters will get it to bring to the sanitary landfill
7,200 tons
(30, 500 cubic meters of garbage everyday)
45%
Kitchen Wastes
17 %
Paper
16 %
Plastic Wastes
7%
Metal Waste
3%
Glass Waste
7%
Other Waste
86 sanitary
landfills
P 3.8 Billion
P 3.61 Billion
95%
cost savings
is a major concern.
Republic Act 9003 declares that the State has the responsibility to adopt a systematic,
comprehensive and ecological solid waste management (SWM) program.
Conduct of national research and development on improved solid waste management and
resource conservation techniques;
Enforcement and responsibility for solid waste management with LGUs, NGOs and the private
sector; and
Under RA 9003, commercial and industrial establishments shall be encouraged, through appropriate
incentives other than tax incentives:
Segregation at source;
All other waste management activities which do not harm the environment.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
The most comprehensive piece of legislation is the Republic Act (RA) 9003, known as the
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, which assigns the primary task of
implementation and enforcement to LGUs.
AN ACT:
4. PROVIDING PENALTIES,
7. Promulgated in 1995
mandates the Metro Manila Development Authority to formulate and implement policies, standards,
programs and projects for proper and sanitary waste disposal management in the cities and
municipalities in Metro Manila
Mandates the MMDA to implement projects and ways to re-use, reduce and recycle solid wastes
RA 7924
Local Government Unit are responsible for collecting solid waste in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 prohibits incineration of waste that emits toxic and poisonous fumes
points to the discipline associated with the requirements of ESWM: storage, discharge and setting out,
collection , transfer, transport, processing and recovery, disposal of solid waste using sanitary landfills
empowers the MMDA to chair the Metropolitan Manila Solid Waste Management Board as it oversees
the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Programs;
OVERVIEW
o February 2004 deadline for shifting from open to controlled dumping
o February 2006 the law states that controlled dumpsites will be deemed closed & phase out
o The law contains minimum requirements for designing SLFs as well as minimum considerations
for operating SLFs
o OVERVIEW
o Only about 126 LGUs had implemented the conversion of open dumps into controlled disposal
facilities
There are only four SLFs; Clark Ecozone in Tarlac, Cebu City in the Visayas, Negros Oriental & Puerto
Princesa City, Palawan
o OVERVIEW
o Signed into law in JANUARY 26, 2001 to address the gargantuan solid waste problem of the
Philippines
o It espouses the reuse, recovery and recycling of MSF, with special emphasis on composting, as
opposed to outright disposal
o Set guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance and volume reduction
o Ensure the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment and disposal of solid
waste
Promote national research and development programs for improved solid waste management
Retain primary enforcement & responsibility of solid waste management with local government
units
Strengthen the integration of ecological solid waste management and resource conservation
and recovery topics into the academic curricula of formal and non-formal education
street sweepings
construction debris
agricultural waste
Solid waste is now considered one of the most critical problems of the Philippines and in other
countries too.
Compostables
Recyclables
Special Wastes
Non-recyclables/residuals
Implementing Ecological Solid Waste Management in the country shall have the following chain of
institutional mechanism:
shall oversee the implementation of solid waste management plans and among others;
shall coordinate the operation of local waste management plans and among others;
shall coordinate the operation of local solid waste management boards in the provincial and
city/ municipal levels
to provide technical and marketing assistance to the LGUs for materials that are diverted from
disposal facilities through re-use, recycling and composting and other environment-friendly
methods
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
& NATURAL RESOURCES
act as overall of the Commission to be created; prepare a National Solid Waste Management Status
Report
Together with the DENR and DOH shall publish the inventory of all solid waste disposal facilities.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
in coordination w/ the DENR & other concerned agencies prepare the National Solid Waste
Management Status Report w/c shall be the basis for the National Solid Waste Management Framework
together w/ the DENR & DILG shall publish the inventory of all solid waste disposal facilities
Shall formulate & implement a coding system packaging materials and products to facilitate waste
recycling and reuse
With DENR establish and mage a solid waste management information database and publish a study of
existing markets for processing and purchasing recyclable materials and the potential steps necessary to
expand these markets.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Shall conduct continuing education and information campaign on solid waste management.
The national government through DepED and in coordination with concerned agencies, non-government
organizations and private institutions, shall strengthen the integral of environmental concerns in school
curricula at all levels
Private Sector 1
Private Sector 2
Private Sector 3
SOLID
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
BOARD
to be established in every province, city or municipality; is chaired either by the governor, city/
municipal mayor
PROVINCE
CITY
MUNICIPALITY
SOLID
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
BOARD
shall prepare its respective
10-year solid waste management plans for the re-use, recycling and composting of wastes generated
in their respective jurisdictions
BARANGAY
SEGREGATION AND COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE (Biodegradable, Compostable and Reusable wastes)
SOLID
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
BOARD
MUNICIPALITY
CITY
PROVINCES
CITIES
MUNICIPALITIES
BARANGAYS
To consolidate or coordinate their efforts, services, and resources for purposely or jointly addressing
common solid waste management problems and/or establishing common waste disposal facilities
Headed by the Director of the DENRs Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), in his ex-
officio capacity
TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE
INFORMATION
TRAINING
NETWORKING
. Facilitate training and education in integrated ecological solid waste management through
the following:
1. Formulation of training programs for LGUs and private sector on the proper management of
solid wastes;
TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE
INFORMATION
TRAINING
NETWORKING
Facilitate training and education in integrated ecological solid waste management through
the following:
Development of training programs on the technical operations of solid waste management facilities
. Facilitate training and education in integrated ecological solid waste management through the
following:
Development of an accreditation and certification system for the conduct and holding of training
programs on solid waste management;
Develop an education program that will promote an effective solid waste management system
B. Establish and manage a comprehensive solid waste management information database and
dissemination system in collaboration with the Department of Trade and industry (DTI) on the
following areas:
. Solid waste generation and management techniques as well as the management, technical and
operational approaches to resource recovery;
Establish and manage a comprehensive solid waste management information database and
dissemination system in collaboration with the Department of Trade and industry (DTI) on the
following areas:
Provision on list of materials being recycled or brought by them and their respective prices;
On cleaner production/ cleaner technologies that promote efficient solid waste management
Promote the development of a recycling market through the establishment of national recycling
network that will enhance the opportunity for recycling;
Act as the hub for networking of LGUs, NGOs and industry on voluntary compliance of the pertinent of
the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act;
. Provide or facilitate expert assistance in pilot modeling of solid waste management facilities
including technologies and techniques for effective solid waste management;
Develop, test and disseminate model waste minimization and reduction auditing procedures for
evaluation options;
G. Act as the clearinghouse for cleaner production/cleaner technologies on solid waste management
The Ecology Centers shall give primary considerations of making all the information generated,
collected, recorded and stored accessible to the general public.
INFORMATION:
National Framework;
Segregation at Source
Mandatory Requirement for Households, Business Establishments and LGUs under RA9003
2. Segregated Collection
Section 22 of RA 9003
- States the minimum standards and requirements for segregation and storage of solid waste pending
collection
Mandatory Requirement for Households, Business Establishments and LGUs under RA 9003
a. There shall be SEPARATE CONTAINER for each type of waste from all sources, provided that in
the case of bulky waste, it will suffice that the same be collected and placed in a separate and
designated area
b. b. The solid waste container depending on its use shall be properly marked or identified for on-
site collection as:
.COMPOSTABLE,
.NON-RECYCLABLE
.RECYCLABLE
.SPECIAL WASTE
3. Establishment of
Section 32 of RA 9003
- Stipulates that there shall be established MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES (MRF) in every
barangay or cluster of barangays
Shall receive mixed waste for final sorting, segregation, composting and recycling.
4. Recycling
a. Shall publish a study of existing markets for processing and purchasing recyclable materials and
potential steps necessary to expand these markets
b. Shall formulate and implement a coding system for packaging materials and products to
facilitate waste and recycling and re-use
Section 13 of RA 9003
- States that the multi-purpose cooperatives and associations that shall undertake activities to
promote the implementation and/or directly undertake projects in compliance with the provisions
of this Act shall be encouraged and promoted in every LGU.
Mandatory Requirement for Households, Business Establishments and LGUs under RA 9003
Section 20 of RA 9003
Mandatory Requirement for Households, Business Establishments and LGUs under RA 9003
Section 46 of RA 9003
- States that a special account in the National Treasury is to be created for a Solid Waste
Management Fund to be administered by the Commission.
Sources:
Fines and penalties imposed, proceeds of permits and licenses issued by the DENR under this
Act, donations, endowments, grants and contributions from domestic and foreign sources;
Amounts specifically appropriated for the Fund under the General Appropriation Fund
Section 46 of RA 9003
- States that a special account in the National Treasury is to be created for a Solid Waste
Management Fund to be administered by the Commission.
Products, facilities, technologies and processes to enhance proper solid waste management;
Research programs;
The fines collected under Sec 49 of RA 9003 shall be allocated to the LGU where the fined
prohibited acts are committed in order to finance the solid waste management of the said
LGU.
Section 54 of RA 9003
- Provides that the DENR, after consultations with the cooperating agencies, shall encourage,
cooperate with, and render financial and other assistance to appropriate government agencies,
institutions and individuals in the conduct and promotion of researches, experiments, and other
studies on solid waste management, particularly those relating to
Section 54 of RA 9003
a. Adverse health effects of the release into the environment of materials present in solid wastes,
and methods to eliminate said effect;
b. The operation and financing of solid waste disposal programs;
c. The planning, implementing and operation of resource recovery and resource conservation
systems
d. The production of usable forms of recovered resources, including fuel from solid waste;
e. The development and application of new and improved methods of collecting and disposing of
solid waste and processing and recovering materials and energy from solid waste;
f. . Improvements in land disposal practices for solid waste (including sludge); and
g. Development of new uses of recovered resources and identification of existing potential markets
of recovered resources.
Section 55 of RA 9003
- Stipulates that the Commission shall, in coordination with DepEd, TESDA, CHED, DILG and PIA,
conduct a continuing education and information campaign on solid waste management.
A. Aim to develop public awareness on the ill- effects and the community-based solutions on solid
waste problems;
B. Concentrate on activities which are feasible and which will have the greatest impact on the solid
waste problem of the country
C. Encourage the general public, accredited NGOs and peoples organizations to publicly endorse
and patronize environmentally acceptable products and packaging materials
10. Environment Education in the Formal and Non-Formal Sectors
Section 56 of RA 9003
- States that the national government through the DepEd and in coordination with concerned
government agencies, NGOs and private institutions, shall strengthen the integration of
environmental concerns in school curricula at all levels in order to promote environmental
awareness and action among the citizenry.
1) Littering, throwing, dumping of waste matters in public places, such as roads, sidewalks, canals,
esteros or parks, and establishment, or causing or permitting the same.
(6) Open dumping, burying of biodegradable or non- biodegradable materials in flood prone areas.
(7) Unauthorized removal of recyclable material intended for collection by authorized persons;:
Penalty
(8) The mixing of source-separated recyclable material with other solid waste in any vehicle, box,
container or receptacle used in solid waste collection or disposal.
First Offense: Fine of P 500,000 + 5-10% of net income during the previous year
First Offense:
Fine of P500,000 + 5-10% of net income during the previous year
First Offense:
Subsequent Violations:
Penalty
First Offense:
Penalty
(13) Transport and dumping in bulk of collected domestic, industrial, commercial, and institutional
wastes in areas other than centers or facilities prescribe under this Act.
Penalty
(14) Site preparation, construction, expansion or operation of waste management facilities without
an Environmental Compliance Certificate required pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1586 and
this Act and not conforming with the land use plan of the LGU
: Penalty
Penalty
(16) The construction or operation of landfills or any waste disposal facility on any aquifer, groundwater
reservoir, or watershed area and or any portions thereof
Penalty
RA 9003 provides that no case or suit can be filed until after a public officer or alleged violator has
been given a 30-day notice during which no appropriate action has been taken by the alleged
offender.
Is conviction required before the fine and/or penalty can be imposed on someone who committed a
prohibited act under RA 9003?
Yes. The law provides that the fine and/or penalty shall be imposed upon conviction.
The requirement of conviction means that a case has to be filed in court against a
person who commits a prohibited act and judgment has to be rendered by the court finding the person
guilty of committing the prohibited act.
I f the prohibited act is committed by a corporation , partnership, or other juridical entity duly organized
in accordance with law, who shall be liable for the offense committed?
The chief executive officer, president, general manager, managing partner or such other
officer-in-charge shall be liable.
If the offender is an alien, he or she shall be deported without further administrative proceedings
after serving his/her sentence.
No. The fines prescribed under RA 9003 shall be increased by at least 10 percent every three years to
compensate for inflation and to maintain the deterrent function of such fines.
Citizen Suit
1. Any person who violates or fails to comply with RA 9003 and its IRR.
2. DENR or other implementing agencies for orders, rules and regulations inconsistent with RA
9003.
3. Public officer who willfully or grossly neglects performance of duty, abuses his authority, and
in any manner, improperly performs his duties under RA 9003 and its IRR
1. WASTE IS A RESOURCE.
INDIVIDUAL TRASH CANS ARE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SMALL, DESK-TOP RECEPTACLES
AND A LARGE CENTRALIZED TRASH BIN
IN THEIR RESOURCE CONSERVATION PROGRAM, THE HOTELS ALSO BUY FROM LOCAL
PRODUCERS AND BUY RECYCLED MATERIALS
WHEN POSSIBLE
COMPOSTING PROJECT
WAY OF LIFE
May batas man o wala , kailangang matanto ng bawat isa, na ang pag aalaga sa ating
kalikasan ay isang disiplina ng pamumuhay.