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 FUNDED MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY

Date Monitored: January 25, 2022

A. BASIC INFORMATION

City/Municipality : Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon

Province

MRF Location : Barangay Calao, Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon

(Host Barangay)

Congressional District : 2nd District

Geographical : 13.0175N, 124.1475E

Coordinates of the MRF
(decimal points)

Total Floor Area of the : 15 square meters

MRF (Square Meters)

LGU Contact Person : Maybelle Dolosa

Designation : Brgy. Secretary
Contact No. : 09982452044
Email Address : N/A

LGU Mailing Address : Purok 1 Barangay Hall, Brgy. Calao, Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon

LGU Telephone No. : N/A

Mobile No. : N/A
Fax No. : N/A
Email Address : N/A

Year Assisted by the : 2018

EMB
(2012 – 2019)

Type of MRF Assistance : [ ] Establishment of MRF no. _______________

[] MRF with Shredder no. ___1__________
Put Check (✓) on the current [ ]MRF with fabricated equipment
status of the MRF Specify no. _______________
[ ]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
Shredder  

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 Glass  (From Good
Pulverizer Neighbours
International)
MRF Status : [] Operational
[ ]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: 2133 Total Population, 459
Barangay Served: Total Households as of January 2021.
Waste Generation of the
Barangay Total Daily Waste Generation of the Barangay Served: No data available.

If the MRF serves 2 or : The EMB Funded Material Recovery Facility only serves the host
more Barangays aside barangay from Puroks 1,2, and 3.
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 available.
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

Miguel P. Ocampo Environmental Monitoring PEMU - Sorsogon
Officer

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

Waste Diverted

Papers Plastics Metals Glass Biodegradable Others:

Wastes used
for crafts (ie:
duoypacks
for bag
making, etc.)

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

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 Fertilizer/Soil Conditioner Produced: no data available

Sold or Donated? If Sold How much per kg :no data available

D. FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS

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 ✓ The barangay does
weights or volumes of waste record the weight and
Rule XI, Section 1 received, processed and volume of waste
(d.1) removed from site accurate to received, processed,
within ten percent (10%) and removed from the site,
adequate for overall planning however the records
purpose and tracking of as said by Kagawad
success of waste diversion Fe Dollentas is not
goals? daily and
DAO 2001-34 Daily logbook or file of the ✓ The barangay does not
Rule XI, Section 1 following information shall be record the occurrences
(d.2) maintained: fire, special in the MRF.
occurrences, unauthorized
loads, injury and property
damage.

b) DESIGN AND OPERATION COMPLIANCE

DAO 2001-34 Are the building and/or land  The design of the MRF
Rule XI, Section 1 layout and equipment is efficient and suitable
(a) designed to accommodate for storage of wastes.
efficient and safe materials
processing, movement, and
storage?
DAO 2001-34 Is the building designed to ✓ The facility is within the
Rule XI, Section 1 allow efficient and safe barangay and can easily
(b) external access and to be accessed by the
accommodate internal flow? residents however dump
trucks may encounter
difficulties accessing the
facility due to the narrow
and steep road towards
the facility.
DAO 2001-34 Do the personnel wear PPEs  The on-duty Barangay
Rule XI, Section 1 such as, but not limited to: LGU officialswith the
(a) gloves, mask, and safety help from the
boots? Indigenous People
residing at barangay
Calao are presently the
persons who maintains
the MRF.
Assigned personnel
wears partial PPE (face
masks, gloves).
RA 9003 Section 32 Does the establishment  The MRF receives
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RA 9003 Section 32
DAO 2001-34
Rule XI, Section 1
receive mixed waste for final
sorting, segregation,
composting, and recycling?
Does the establishment
transfer residual waste to a
long-term storage or disposal
facility or sanitary landfill?
segregated wastes. If
mixed wastes are
received at the facility,
the assigned personnel
at the facility shall
segregate the mixed
wastes.
 Currently, the residual
wastes being received
in the MRF are not
being transferred
because LGU Prieto
Diaz does not yet cover
Barangay Calao in their
waste collection.

c) OTHER REQUIREMENTS

DAO 2001-34 Are there provisions for ✓ During monitoring,

Rule XI, Section 1 vector, odor, litter, and dust provisions for vector,
control? odor, litter and dust
control were not
observed at the facility.
DAO 2001-34 Are there daily records of ✓ Kagawad Dollentas
Rule XI, Section 1 weights or volumes and types stated that there were
(d.1) of solid wastes? records of weights or
volumes and types of
solid waste recorded
by the IGP nearby the
MRF and will be
presented next
monitoring.

E. OTHER FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS

 As per interview with Brgy. Secretary Maybelle, Dolosa, there were no significant
changes regarding the operations of the Materials Recovery Facility and it is still
currently operational in the month of January 2022.
 Furthermore, LGU Prieto Diaz still does not include Brgy. Calao in their waste
collection schedule as stated by Sec. Dolosa.
 Upon monitoring of the facility, it was observed that there were piled up
recyclable wastes inside the MRF, although there were segregated recyclable
wastes in the compartments within the MRF.
 It was also observed that residents of Brgy. Calao still utilizes the open
dumpsites located nearby the MRF for their disposal of waste.
 Furthermore, there was a composting area observed located uphill a few meters
away from the MRF.

F. LIST OF REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:

No reference documents regarding solid waste management and LGU-Initiated
MRF operation were presented during the monitoring/inspection.

G. REMARKS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The Barangay Local Government Unit of Calao, Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon has partially
complied with the major provisions of RA 9003 specifically Rule XI of its IRR in the operation
of Materials Recovery Facility. Furthermore, it is recommended that the following actions be
undertaken by the Barangay Local Government Unit:
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  The barangay should maintain and keep records of daily weights or volume of
wastes received, processed and removed from the Materials Recovery Facility
(MRF). All the records of wastes received and stored at the MRF should at all times
be secured and maintained for future reference and evidence of compliance of the
barangay;
 Provide and maintain 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 implement the municipal and/or barangay ordinances with regards to Solid
Waste Management;
 Strictly implement segregation-at-source and segregated collection and apprehend
SWM violators;
 Strictly prohibit littering, dumping and open burning of any type of wastes in the
barangay especially in public places;
 Maintain the operational standards that the municipality is conducting in the
operation of the Barangay MRF and periodically evaluate if certain standards is in
need of revision based on the current situation of the LGUs’ solid waste
management;
 Strictly observe proper housekeeping within and outside the facility;
 Conduct IEC campaign in the barangay promoting and practicing the household
composting, recycling and other waste diversion method; and
 Provide trainings to the personnel-in-charge of the MRF in order to enhance their
knowledge and skills in managing the area.
 Provide specific labels to distinguish what type of waste and to avoid mixing of
wastes on each compartment of the MRF.
 Assign a staff to be in charge of the maintenance of the equipment in the MRF to
prevent or minimize the chances of malfunction.
 Provide secure fencing surrounding the MRF to minimize improper usage of the
facility by nearby residents.

Moreover, the 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

Photos 1 to 4. Image of the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) from the outside and within with observed
segregated recyclable wastes inside the compartments and piled up recyclable wastes.

Photo 5 & 6. Image of the current condition of the open dumpsite that is being utilized for the disposal of
wastes of the residents of Brgy. Calao
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 Prepared by: Attested by:

MIGUEL P. OCAMPO ENGR. NANETTE A. TIDON

EnMO, PEMU-Sorsogon Chief, HWCMS/PEMU-Sorsogon

Approved by:

ENGR. MARIA SOCORRO A. ABU, PhD

Regional Director

Photo 7. Image of the location of the previous open dumpsite that was observed from previous monitorings.
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