R.A.

9003
Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000

DENR-EMB-NCR, Solid Waste Management Section

 REPUBLIC ACT 9003

 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

 First law signed by former President Gloria Macapagal

Arroyo

 Approved on January 26, 2001

 Took Effect on February 16, 2001

 Republic Act No. 9003
“Ecological Solid Waste Management Act 2000”

 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

OBJECTIVE of the LAW

 The over-all principle and objective of R.A. 9003 is that all
waste should be brought to where they can be resources
again - the recyclables to factories and the biodegradables
either used as animal feed or composted for soil
enhancement. Only materials that currently cannot be
composted or recycled should go to the landfills.

 The implementing rules and regulations of R.A. No. 9003 are contained in DENR
Administrative Order No. 2001-34
 Solid Waste
• Discarded household
• Nonhazardous
• Institutional / Industrial waste
• Street sweepings
• Construction debris
• Agricultural waste
• Other nonhazardous/nontoxic
 Classification of Waste
as defined by R.A. 9003
Compostables Recyclables

Special Wastes Residual / Non-recyclables

 Salient features of R.A. No.
9003
 Creation of the National Solid Waste Management Commission
(NSWMC), the National Ecology Center (NEC) and the Solid Waste
Management Board in every province, city and municipality in the
country.
 Formulation of the National Solid Waste Management Framework;
10-year solid waste management plans by local government units
consistent with the National Solid Waste Management Framework;
 Mandatory segregation of solid waste to be conducted primarily at
the source such as household, institutional, industrial, commercial
and agricultural sources;
 Setting of minimum requirements to ensure systematic collection and
transport of wastes and the proper protection of the health of
garbage collectors;
 Establishment of reclamation programs and buy-back centers for
recyclable and toxic materials;
 Promotion of eco-labeling in local products and services;
 Salient features of R.A. No.
9003
 Prohibition on non-environmentally acceptable products and
packaging (NEAPP);
 Establishment of Materials Recovery Facility in every barangay
or cluster of barangays;
 Prohibition against the use of open dumps;
 Setting of guidelines/criteria for the establishment of
controlled dumps and sanitary landfills;
 Provision of rewards, incentives both fiscal and non-fiscal,
financial assistance, grants and the like to encourage LGUs and
the general public to undertake effective solid waste
management; and
 Promotion of research on solid waste management and
environmental education in the formal and non-formal sectors.
 INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM
(National Level)

The National Solid Waste Management Commission

(NSWMC)

•Oversees the implementation of SWM plans

•Prescribe policies to achieve the objectives of the
Act
•Composed of 17 members:
– 14 members from the government sector
– 3 members from the private sector
 NSWMC Members
(Government Sector-14)

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 (DPWH)
5. Department of Health (DOH)
6. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
7. Department of Agriculture (DA)
8. Philippine Information Agency (PIA)
9. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
10. Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
11. League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP)
12. League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP)
13. League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP)
14. Liga ng mga Barangay (LNB)
 NSWMC Members
(3 from the Private Sector)

1. A representative from the Recycling Industry

(Vice Chairman)

2. A representative from the Non-Government

Organizations (NGOs)

3. A representative from the Manufacturing or

Packaging Industry

 (with DEP-ED as an Honorary Member)

 Other agencies involved
in the campaign and implementation
of R.A. 9003

 Local Government (city and municipality)

 Department of Education
 Commission on Higher Education
 Office of the Press Secretary
 Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas
 National Press Club
 Philippine Press Institute
 Philippine National Police
 Department of National Defense
 Philippine Coast Guard
 INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE

National Solid Waste DENR-EMB-NSWMC/S

Management Commission (Technical Support
(Policy Making) and Enforcement)

Ecological Solid Waste

Management Act

Local Government
Units Waste Generators/Citizens
(Implementation)
LGU Solid Waste Management Plan

The solution to solid waste problem will vary from

one locality to another. The formulation of the
10year SWM Plan should take into consideration
the physical and socioeconomic conditions of the
concerned communities and be designed
according to their needs
 Requirements for Segregation
& Volume Reduction
• Separate containers for compostable,
recyclables, special wastes and residuals
• Separate collection schedules / separate
trucks or haulers / compartmentalized
collection vehicles
• MRFs for recyclables & Biodegradables
• Inventory of markets for composts and
recyclables
 Recycling Program
• Environmentally preferable purchasing
• Specifications, product description &
standards
• Ecolabeling
• Non-environmentally acceptable products
• Reclamation programs and buyback centers
 Business and Industry Role
 The Commission shall encourage commercial and industrial
establishments, through appropriate incentive other than tax
incentives to:
 initiate, participate and invest in integrated EWM Projects
 manufacture environment friendly products
 introduce, develop and adopt innovative processes
• recycle and reuse materials
• conserve raw materials and energy
• reduce waste
• prevent pollution
• undertake community activities to promote and
propagate effective SWM practices
 Prohibited Acts
Violation Fines/Penalties
Littering, throwing and dumping of waste P 300 – P 1,000 or Community
matters in public places and water service between 115 days
Open burning of solid waste P 300 – P 1,000 or
Imprisonment of 115 days
Collection and transport of non-segregated
or unsorted waste
Squatting in open dumpsite and landfills P 300 up to P 1,000
Open dumping, burying of biodegradable & or
non-biodegradable materials in flood prone imprisonment of 15 days
areas to 6 Months
Unauthorized removal of recyclable materials
for collection by authorized persons
 Prohibited Acts
Violation Fines/Penalties
Operation of open dumpsites
Manufacture, distribution or use of non- P 500,000.00
environmentally acceptable packaging or
materials
Importation of consumer products
Imprisonment of
packaged in non-environmentally 1 to 3 years
acceptable materials
Importation of toxic wastes misrepresented as
“recyclable” or “with recyclable content” P 10,000 – P 200,000
Transportation and dumping in bulk of collected or
domestic, industrial, commercial and institutional Imprisonment of
wastes in areas other than centers or facilities
30 day to 3 years
prescribed by law
 Prohibited Acts

Violation Fines/Penalties
Construction, expansion or operation of waste
management facilities without an
Environmental Compliance Certificate P 100,000 – P 1M
Construction of any establishment within the or
200 meters from open or controlled dump
sites and sanitary landfills Imprisonment of
Construction or operation of landfills or any 1 to 6 years
waste disposal facility within or near an
aquifer, groundwater reservoir or watershed
 Environmental Impacts of
Improper Solid Waste Management
 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF IMPROPER SWM

FLOODING
HEALTH HAZARD LANDSLIDE

DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE CLOGGING OF SEWERAGES

 HEALTH IMPACTS OF IMPROPER SWM

Murine Typhus Summer Typhoid Fever

Fever Diarrhea
Diarrhea Malaria
Infectious Tuberculosis
Jaundice Or Dysentery Yellow Fever
Weil’s Disease Anthrax
Tuberculosis Elephantiasis
Food Poisoning Ophthalmia
Anthrax Encephalitis
Chorio-lepto Intestinal
Meningitis Worms Food Poisoning Dengue Fever

Trichinosis Poliomyelitis
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF IMPROPER SWM

• Ground & surface

water contamination;
• Air pollution;
• Release of greenhouse
gases;
• Foul odor
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF IMPROPER SWM
 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

Pagbubukud-bukod sa pinanggalingan
Pagbubukud-bukod sa pinanggalingan
Pagbubukud-bukod sa pinanggalingan
Pagbubukud-bukod sa pinanggalingan
garden/farm junkshop/nagreresiklo treatment plant
SANITARY
LANDFILLS
QUEZON CITY
SANITARY
LANDFILL
FACILITY

Navotas
Sanitary
Landfill
CONTROLLED
DUMPSITES
PAYATAS CONTROLLED DUMPSITE LINGUNAN CONTROLLED DUMPSITE CATMON CONTROLLED DUMPSITE

DONA PETRA CONTROLLED DUMPSITE NAVOTAS CONTROLLED DUMPSITE

TRANSFER
STATIONS
Pasay City Garbage Transfer Station Pier 18 Transfer Station Pasig City Garbage Transfer Station

Parañaque City Transfer Station Taguig Transfer Station Muntinlupa City Transfer Station

Lingunan Transfer Mandaluyong City

Station Transfer Station
 CAUSES & EFFECT

Lack
Strongof Lack
Discipline
of Discipline
& Right&
Political Will Wrong
Attitude
Attitude

GARBAGE

Inadequate
Adequate IEC
IEC Lack
Strict
of
down to the Implementation
Barangay level of the LAW