Republic of the Philippines

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU
Solid Waste and Local Government Unit Relations Section
Regional Office No. V, Rawis, Legazpi City

MODIFIED EMB COMPLIANCE INSPECTION CHECKLIST

ON SWM FOR MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES
(Based on EMB Manual Uniform Procedure Annex 2)
EMB MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY
()

Date Monitored: August 25, 2022

A. BASIC INFORMATION
City/Municipality : Gubat, Sorsogon
Province

MRF Location : Barangay Luna Candol, Gubat, Sorsogon

(Host Barangay)

Congressional District : 2nd District Province of Sorsogon

Geographical : 12.9153N
Coordinates of the MRF 124.1193E
(decimal points)

Total Floor Area of the : More than 15 meters

MRF (Square Meters)

Contact Person : Lea Santos / Roselyn Fajardo

Designation : MENRO Designate / Technical Staff
Contact No. : n/a
Email Address : fajardoroselyn85@gmail.com

LGU Mailing Address : n/a

LGU Telephone No. : n/a

Mobile No. : n/a
Fax No. : n/a
Email Address : menrogubat@gmail.com

Year Assisted by the : 2017

EMB (2012 – 2019)

Type of MRF Assistance : [  ] Establishment of MRF no. ___1______

[ ] MRF with Shredder no. _________
Put Check (✓) on the current [ ] MRF with fabricated equipment Specify no. __________
status of the MRF [ ] Shredder/other equipment Specify no. ___________

Equipment Used in the :

operation of MRF. Type of Status Ownership/Mode of
Equipment Acquisition
(ie: Shredder, Rapid Functional Not LGU Provided
Composter, Glass Functional Owned/ by EMB
Pulverizer) procured
Non- 
Biodegradable
Shredder
Biodegradable  
Shredder
Rotary  
Composter
MRF Status : [] Operational

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 [ ] Bidding/Procurement Stage
Put Check (✓) on the current [ ] Under Construction
status of the MRF [ ] Constructed but not Operational; please discuss why:
_____________________________________________________
[ ] Not operational; please discuss why: ___________________

Ratio (Total Population of the : Total Population of the Barangay Served: 523 stalls at Gubat Public
Barangay Served: Total Market and nearby Barangay
Waste Generation of the Total Daily Waste Generation of the Barangay Served: No data available
Barangay
If the MRF serves 2 or : The facility serves 523 stalls at Gubat Public Market and nearby
more Barangays aside Barangay. No data presented during onsite monitoring.
from the host barangay,
please specify the quantity
of wastes received from
each barangay per day
(kg)
Total quantity of wastes :
received from the host No data presented
barangay and other
barangays served
Type of Waste Received: : [ ] Biodegradables
[ ] Recyclables
Put Check (✓) on the current [ ] Special Wastes
status of the MRF [ ] Residual wastes

B. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTION MONITORING TEAM

NAME ITEM/POSITION OFFICE
JOAN N. MORILLA Environmental Monitoring Officer PEMU-Sorsogon

C. DAILY WASTE DIVERSION RECORD AT THE MRF (Total waste diverted and
processed)
Waste Diverted

Papers Plastics Metals Glass Biodegradable Others: Recycled

(Cardboard Boxes) Materials

No data No data No data No data No data No data

Total Quantity of Wastes Diverted: No data available

Waste Generation of All Barangay Served: No data available

Percentage Waste Diversion: No data available

Total Quantity of Waste Diverted x 100 = % waste diversion

Special Wastes Received per day: No data available

Fertilizer/Soil Conditioner Produced: No data available

Sold or donated? If Sold How much per kg: No data available

D. FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS

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 In compliance with Memorandum Circular 005 Series of 2010, the Compliance
Inspection Checklist for SWM in Material Recovery Facility is used in this activity.

a) RECORDS COMPLIANCE
Legal Reference Compliance Requirement Compliant? REMARKS
Y N N/A
DAO 2001-34 Are the records of daily  As per contact
weights or volumes of waste personnel, there is no
Rule XI, Section 1 received, processed and daily record of weights
(d.1) removed from site accurate to or volume of wastes
within ten percent (10%) and received, processed,
adequate for overall planning and removed from the
purpose and tracking of facility.
success of waste diversion
goals?
DAO 2001-34 Daily logbook or file of the  The EMB-MRF does not
Rule XI, Section 1 following information shall be have a logbook/records
(d.2) maintained: fire, special for the operation and
occurrences, unauthorized occurrences in the MRF
loads, injury and property facility
damage.

b) DESIGN AND OPERATION COMPLIANCE

DAO 2001-34 Are the building and/or land The layout of the MRF
Rule XI, Section 1 layout and equipment  facility is suitable for the
(a) designed to accommodate safe and efficient
efficient and safe materials movement, storage, and
processing, movement, and processing of materials.
storage?
DAO 2001-34 Is the building designed to  The facility is
Rule XI, Section 1 allow efficient and safe appropriately designed
(b) external access and to and constructed to allow
accommodate internal flow? safe external access and
accommodate the
internal flow.
DAO 2001-34 Do the personnel wear PPEs  Ms. Lea stated that they
Rule XI, Section 1 such as, but not limited to: will provide PPEs for the
(a) gloves, mask, and safety personnel in charge of
boots? the MRF later.

RA 9003 Section 32 Does the establishment  The facility does not

receive mixed waste for final receive mixed waste.
sorting, segregation,
composting, and recycling?

RA 9003 Section 32 Does the establishment  The residual wastes

transfer residual waste to a collected by the LGU are
DAO 2001-34 long-term storage or disposal directly transported to the
Rule XI, Section 1 facility or sanitary landfill? Municipal TRCA upon
collection the facility does
not store residual waste.

c) OTHER REQUIREMENTS
DAO 2001-34 Are there provisions for  During monitoring no
Rule XI, Section 1 vector, odor, litter, and dust evidence of foul odor,
control? and litter around the
facility.
The MRF is located

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 away from residential
areas.
DAO 2001-34 Are there daily records of  Currently does not
Rule XI, Section 1 weights or volumes and types have records of
(d.1) of solid wastes? weights/volume and
types of solid wastes.

E. OTHER FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS

The following information was noted during onsite monitoring of EMB-MRF Funded
located at Barangay Luna Candol, Gubat, Sorsogon.
 Upon coordination with Ms. Lea Santos and Ms. Rose Lyn Fajardo, it was
disclosed that the EMB Funded MRF is operational and currently only receives
biodegradable wastes generated by stalls at the Gubat Public Market and nearby
barangay.
 Aside from Ms. Lea, MAO of LGU Gubat a co-partnership at EMB-MRF Funded
and assigned personnel Mr. Roy E. Las Pinas also stated that the operation is
still ongoing.
 The assigned personnel from MAO collects withered and littered plants and/or
leaves inside the compound where the EMB MRF funded is located and stores it.
 Mr. Roy E. Las Pinas mentioned the machines are temporarily not operational as
of July 2022 due to a busted/damaged junction box at the MRF, in a result the
facility has no current electrical connection.
 In addition, Mr. Las Pinas stated that they’ve requested at LGU Gubat to replace
the junction box and waiting for the release.
 Proper housing keeping observed around the facility.

F. LIST OF REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:

No data available

G. REMARKS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The Barangay Local Government Unit of Luna Candol, Gubat, Sorsogon has partially
complied with the major provisions of RA 9003 specifically Rule XI of its IRR in the
operation of the Materials Recovery Facility. Furthermore, it is recommended that the
following actions be undertaken by the Barangay Local Government Unit:

 The LGU must maintain to keep records of daily weights or volume of wastes
received, processed, and removed from the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).
Records of wastes received and stored at the MRF at all costs be secured and
maintained for future reference and evidence of compliance with the barangay.
 Provide a separate logbook for other matters such as special occurrences, fire,
unauthorized loads, injury, and property damage to keep track of the activities or
events occurring at the MRF.
 Strictly prohibit littering, dumping, and open burning of any type of waste in the
barangay, especially in public places.
 Strictly maintain the implementation of the municipal and barangay ordinances
regarding Solid Waste Management, segregation-at-source, and segregated
collection and apprehending SWM violators.
 Conduct an IEC campaign in the barangay promoting and practicing household
composting, recycling, and other waste diversion method; and
 Provide training to the personnel in charge of the MRF to enhance their knowledge
and skills in managing the area.

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 Moreover, the aforesaid MRF should only serve as temporary storage for the
recyclables, special & residual wastes, and should not be used as a final disposal site of
wastes of any kind with the exemption of biodegradable wastes.

H. PHOTO DOCUMENTATIONS

Photo 1. Coordination with Menro Lea Santos Photo 2. Coordination Mao Personnel Roy Las Pinas
Photo 7 and 8. Equipment Bio-shredder and Rotary Composter

Photo 9. Busted Junction Box at MRF

Prepared by: Attested by:

Photo 3. Compartment at MRF Photo 4. Biodegradable fertilizer stores at the facility

Photos 5 and 6. Biodegradable fertilizer stores at the MRF

JOAN N. MORILLA NANETTE A. TIDON

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 EnMO, PEMU-Sorsogon Chief HWCMS/PEMU-Sorsogon

Approved by:

ENGR. MARIA SOCORRO A. ABU, PhD

Regional Director

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