Eswm For Tesda - Am Session

Ecological Solid Waste
Management
Republic Act No. 9003
The Ecological Solid Waste

Management Act of 2000 provides
the legal framework for the
systematic, comprehensive and
ecological solid waste management
program of the Philippines
 First law signed by former President

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
 Approved on January 26, 2001;
 Took effect on February 16, 2001

Objectives:
 Ensure the protection of public

health and environment;
Maximize the utilization of

valuable resources and encourage
resources conservation and
recovery;
Objectives:
 Encourage greater private sector

participation in swm;
 Retain primary enforcement and

responsibility of swm with local
government units.
Solid Wastes under RA 9003
> discarded household
commercial waste
> non-hazardous
institutional and
industrial waste
> street sweepings
> construction debris
> agricultural waste
> other non-hazardous/

non-toxic wastes
Institutional Structure
National Solid Waste DENR-EMB-SWMD
Management Commission (Technical Support
(Policy Making) and Enforcement)
Ecological Solid Waste

Management Act
Local Government
Units Waste Generators/Citizens
(Implementation)
The ESWM Hierarchy
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF RA 9003
Biodegradable Recyclable Special Residual

wastes Wastes Wastes Wastes
Separate
Collection
Schedule or
Use of
Compart-
mentalized
BARANGAY Vehicle
MRF SLF
recycling
TREATER
GARDENS/ JUNKSHOPS/
FARMS RECYCLING PLANT
BARANGAY’S Role CITY/MUNICIPALITY’S Role

Business and Industry Role
(RULE IX, IRR, RA 9003)
Sec. 1. Waste segregation and Volume
Reduction at Source
Responsibility for sorting and segregation

of biodegradable and non-biodegradable
wastes shall be at the household level,
business, commercial, industrial and
institutional centers, and in all other point
sources of solid wastes
Role of the Barangay
The law mandates the

creation of the Barangay
SWM Committee.
The BSWMC formulates &

oversees the effective &
efficient implementation
of the SWM Program by
the Barangay
The Roles of the
Barangay SWM Committee
1. Segregation at Source at the Barangay

Level
The Roles of the
2. Segregated
Collection of
biodegradable,
compostable &
reusable/
recyclable
wastes.
The Roles of the
3.Establishment of a sustainable Materials

Recovery Facility/System in every
barangay or cluster of barangays
Composting Component of MRF
Brooke’s Point, Brgy. Philam,

Palawan Q.C.
Record Keeping at the MRF
Accurate record
serves as data on
the LGU’s waste
diversion required
under Section 20
of RA 9003
Ligao City,
Albay
The Roles of the
4. Submission of monthly report to the

city or municipality.
The Roles of Cities and Municipalities
Specifically under Section 10 of

RA 9003, the collection of non-
recyclable materials (residual
wastes) and special wastes
shall be the responsibility of the
municipality or city.
Separate collection schedule or

compartmentalized vehicle must
be used for the collection of the
different types of wastes.(Sec.24)
Innovative Management of Residual
Wastes
Imus, Cavite
Wastes
Teresa, Rizal
Wastes
Hinatuan, Monkayo
Surigao del Sur Compostella, Valley
Wastes
San Fernando, Ecobricks in San

Bukidnon Francisco, Cebu
Achieving Zero Waste
(http://www.gobrik.ecobricks.org/
Final Disposal of Residuals: Sanitary
Landfill (SLF)
Sanitary Landfill (SLF) provides control over significant

potential environmental impacts arising from the
disposal operation as it considers the physical and hydro-
geologic attributes of the site prior to landfill development.
Landfill (SLF)
Clark Integrated Solid Waste Management

System, Sub-Zone Kalangitan,
Clark Special Economic Zone
Landfill (SLF)
Methane Leachate Pond

recovery facility
Wash bay
Clark Integrated Solid Waste Management
System
Prohibited Acts, Penalties and Suits
Sec. 48, R.A. 9003

 Littering, throwing, dumping of waste in
public places (P300-P1,000.00);
 Open burning of solid waste (P300-P1,000)
 Causing or permitting the collection of non-
segregated waste (P1,000.00-P3,000.00);
 Squatting in open dumps (P1,000-P3,000);
Sec. 48, R.A. 9003

 Establishment or operation of open dumps
(P500,000.00 +5-10% of net income);
 Mixing of source-separated recyclable
materials with other solid waste
(P500,000.00 + 5-10% of net annual income);
Sec. 48, R.A. 9003
 Importation of toxic wastes mis-represented
as recyclables (P10,000-P200,000);
 Manufacture, distribution or use of Non-
Environmentally Acceptable packaging
materials (P500,000 + 5-10% of net annual
income);
Administrative Sanctions (Sec. 50)

 Officials of local and government agencies
who fail to comply with and enforce the IRR
shall be charged administratively in
accordance with R.A. 7160;
Citizen Suits (Sec. 52, R.A. 9003)

Any citizen may file an appropriate
civil, criminal or administrative action in
the proper courts/bodies against:
 Any person who violates or fails to
comply with the provisions of the Act
or IRR;
Citizen Suits (Sec. 52, R.A. 9003)
 Implementing agencies with respect to

orders, rules and regulations issued
inconsistent with the Act.
 Any public officer who willfully neglects
the performance of his duty;
Suits and Strategic Legal Action Against Public

Participation (SLAPP) and Enforcement
(Sec. 53)
 It shall be the duty of the investigating
prosecutor or the Court, as the case may be,
to immediately make a determination.
IF I CANNOT DO GREAT
THINGS, I CAN DO
SMALL THINGS IN A
GREAT WAY
-Martin Luther King Jr.

Rachel C. Pasion
DENR-Environmental Management Bureau
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Telefax Nos. (02) 920-2252)

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Ecological Solid Waste

The Ecological Solid Waste

 First law signed by former President

 Approved on January 26, 2001;

 Took effect on February 16, 2001

 Ensure the protection of public

Maximize the utilization of

 Encourage greater private sector

 Retain primary enforcement and

> street sweepings

> construction debris

> agricultural waste

> other non-hazardous/

Ecological Solid Waste

Biodegradable Recyclable Special Residual

BARANGAY’S Role CITY/MUNICIPALITY’S Role

Responsibility for sorting and segregation

The law mandates the

The BSWMC formulates &

1. Segregation at Source at the Barangay

3.Establishment of a sustainable Materials

Brooke’s Point, Brgy. Philam,

4. Submission of monthly report to the

Specifically under Section 10 of

Separate collection schedule or

San Fernando, Ecobricks in San

Sanitary Landfill (SLF) provides control over significant

Clark Integrated Solid Waste Management

Methane Leachate Pond

Sec. 48, R.A. 9003

Sec. 48, R.A. 9003

Administrative Sanctions (Sec. 50)

Citizen Suits (Sec. 52, R.A. 9003)

 Implementing agencies with respect to

Suits and Strategic Legal Action Against Public

-Martin Luther King Jr.

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