Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

Republic Act 9003

Salient Features of the Act

The Act mandates the State to adopt a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid
waste management program which shall:

Ensure the protection of public health and environment;

Utilize environmentally-sound methods that maximize the utilization of valuable

resource reduction and encourage resources conservation and recovery;

Set guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance and volume reduction
through

source

reduction

and

waste

minimization

measures,

including

composting, recycling, reuse, recovery, green charcoal processes, and others,

before collection, treatment and disposal in appropriate and environmentallysound solid waste management facilities in accordance with ecologically
sustainable development principles;

Ensure the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment and

disposal of solid waste through the formulation and adoption of the best
environmental practices in ecological waste management excluding incineration;

Promote national research and development programs for improved solid waste
management and resource conservation techniques, more effective institutional
arrangement and indigenous and improved methods of waste reduction,
collection separation and recovery;

Encourage greater private sector participation in solid waste management;

Retain primary enforcement and responsibility of solid waste management with

local government units while establishing a cooperative effort among the national
government, other local government units, non-government organizations, and
private sector;

Encourage cooperation and self-regulation among waste generators through the

application of market-based instruments;

Institutionalize public participation in the development and implementation of

national and local integrated, comprehensive and ecological waste management
programs; and

Strengthen the integration of ecological solid waste management and resource

conservation and recovery topics into the academic curricula of formal and nonformal education in order to promote environmental awareness and action
among the citizenry.

It mandates the various government agencies to do the following in support of the

Act:

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) act as overall

of the

Commission to be created; prepare a National Solid Waste

Management

Status

Report;

provide

technical

and

capacity-building

assistance to local government units; issue rules and regulations in the

implementation of the Act.

Department of Health (DOH) in coordination with the DENR and other

concerned agencies prepare the National Solid Waste Management Status

Report which shall be the basis for the National Solid Waste Management
Framework; and together with the DENR and DILG shall publish the inventory
of all solid waste disposal facilities.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) shall formulate and implement a

coding

system for packaging materials and products to facilitate waste

recycling and reuse and with DENR establish and manage 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 Interior and Local Governments (DILG) - together with the

DENR and

DOH shall publish the inventory of all solid waste disposal

facilities.

Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education

(CHED), Technical

Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

and Philippine Information Agency (PIA) with the DENR shall conduct
continuing education and information campaign on solid waste management.

DepEd and CHED the national government through the DepEd and in
coordination with concerned agencies, non-government organizations and
private institutions, shall strengthen the integration of environmental concerns
in school curricula at all levels.

Source: http://119.92.161.2/eeid/2010/factsheet/RA%209003.pdf