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RAPID POPULATION GROWTH AND INDUSTRIALIZATION HAVE TURNED THE PHILIPPINES WASTE SITUATION INTO A HUGE PROBLEM.
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. It emphasizes the importance of minimizing waste by using techniques such as recycling, resource recovery, reuse, and composting.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, CREATING THE NECESSARY INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS AND INCENTIVES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED AND PROVIDING PENALTIES,APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
o Only about 126 LGUs had implemented the conversion of open dumps into controlled disposal facilities
o There are still 734 open dumpsites nationwide
o There are only four SLFs; Clark Ecozone in Tarlac, Cebu City in the Visayas, Negros Oriental & Puerto Princesa City ,Palawan o About 215 sites have been identified as potential SLFs
OVERVIEW
o Signed into law in JANUARY 2000 to address the gargantuan solid waste problem of the Philippines
o It espouses the reuse, recovery and recycling of MSW, w/ special emphasis on composting, as opposed to outright disposal
Ensures the protection of public health and environment Utilize environmentally-sounds methods that maximize the utilization of valuable resource reduction & encourage resources conservation and recovery Set guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance and volume reduction Ensure the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment and disposal of solid waste
Promote national research and development programs for improved solid waste management
Institutionalize public participation in the development & implementation of national and local integrated, comprehensive and ecological waste management programs Strengthen the integration of ecological solid waste management and resource conservation and recovery topics into the academic curricula of formal and non-formal education
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM
CHAPTER II
There is hereby established a National Solid Waste Management Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, under the Office of the President. The Commission shall be composed of fourteen (14), members from the government sector and three (3) members from the private sector. The government sector shall be represented by the heads of the following agencies in their ex officio capacity:
(1) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) (2) Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) (3) Department of Science and Technology (DOST) (4) Department of Public Works and Highways (DOWH)
(9) League of Provincial Governors (10) League of City Mayors (11) League of Municipal Mayors (12) Association of Barangay Councils
- act as overall of the Commission to be created; prepare a National Solid Waste Management Status Report
- provide technical & capacity building assistance to local government units - issue rules & regulations in the implementation of the Act
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.
- Together with the DENR and DOH shall publish the inventory of all solid waste disposal facilities.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY with the DENR
- 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
THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED A NATIONAL ECOLOGY CENTER UNDER THE COMMISSION WHICH SHALL PROVIDE CONSULTING, INFORMATION, TRAINING, AND NETWORKING SERVICES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.
PURSUANT TO THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF R.A. NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THE LGUS SHALL BE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS.
National Solid Waste Management Status Report National Solid Waste Management Framework Segregation of Wastes Collection and Transport of Solid Waste Recycling Program Composting Waste Management Facilities Local Government Solid Waste Management
Solid Waste Management Fund Authority to Collect Solid Waste Management Fees
PENAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER VI
SITE PREPARATION, CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION OR OPERATION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES W/O AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(c) Any person who violates Sec. 48 (par 4,5,6 & 7):
Punishable by any/all of the following: Fine: 1000 < x < 3000 Imprisonment: 15 day < x < 6 months
(d) Any person who violates Sec. 48 (par 8,9,10 & 11):
Punishable by any/all of the following: Fine: 500,000 + ( 5% < x < 10%) of net annual income
(e) the additional penalty of imprisonment of a minimum period of one year, but not to exceed 3 years at the discretion of the court, shall be imposed for second or subsequent violations of Sec. 48 (par. 9 & 10)
(f) Any person who violates Sec. 48 (par 12 & 13), shall upon conviction, be punished w/ a fined of not less than 10000 but not more than 200000 or imprisonment of not less than 30 days but not more than 3 years
(g) Any person who violates Sec. 48 (par 14,15 & 16), shall upon conviction, be punished w/ a fined of not less than 100000 but not more than 1000000 or imprisonment of not less than 1 year but not more than 6 years
(1) THE BUSTOS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (2) THE DALAW KALINISAN PROGRAM (3) MANILA ECOLOGICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECT (4) GUIMARAS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECT (5) METRO DUMAGUETE SWM PROGRAM (6) SIBULAN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (7) OPLAN DALUS TASK FORCE
SCHOOLS, SUBDIVISIONS, BARANGAYS, PEOPLES ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AND BIG BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS.
THE END...
1. WASTE IS A RESOURCE. 2. WASTE PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN WASTE REGULATION. 3. THERE IS NO SINGLE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH TO SOLID WASTE.
4. ALL ELEMENTS OF SOCIETY ARE FUNDAMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.
5. THOSE WHO GENERATE WASTE MUST BEAR THE COST OF ITS MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL
6. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE APPROACHED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND HEALTH, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. 7. SWM PROGRAMS SHOULD CONSIDER THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE CONCERNED COMMUNITIES AND SHOULD BE DESIGNED ACCORDING TO COMMUNITIES SPECIFIC NEEDS.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL IS SOURCE-SEPARATED INDIVIDUAL TRASH CANS ARE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SMALL, DESK-TOP RECEPTACLES AND A LARGE CENTRALIZED TRASH BIN FOOD DISCARD COLLECTION IS ESTABLISHED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR GUESTS, EMPLOYEES, AND VENDORS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS INVOLVED IN WASTE REDUCTION EFFORTS
IN THEIR RESOURCE CONSERVATION PROGRAM, THE HOTELS ALSO BUY FROM LOCAL PRODUCERS AND BUY RECYCLED MATERIALS WHEN POSSIBLE COMPOSTING PROJECT THE COMPANY ENGAGES IN DIVERSE REDUCTION, REUSE, REMANUFACTURE, AND RECYCLING EFFORTS.