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WASTE MANAGEMENT
ACT OF 2000.
M I C K O J A N M P A R E D E S B S H M 1 - C
 WHAT IS THE
REPUBLIC ACT
9003?

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 pruposes. RA - 11th Congress.
 WHAT IS THE
VIOLATION OF RA
9003?

PROHIBITED ACTS | FINES AND PENALTIES |

REPUBLIC ACT 9003 ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000. 16. The construction or
operation of landfills or any waste disposal facility on
any aquifer, groundwater reservoir, or watershed
area and or any portions thereof.
HOW IS REPUBLIC
ACT NO 9003
AFFECT OUR
ENVIRONMENT?

9003, widely known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act

of 2000, provides the required policy framework, institutional
mechanisms, and mandate to the Local Government Units (LGUs)
to achieve a 25% waste reduction target through establishing an
integrated solid waste management plan based on the 3Rs (reduce,
reuse, recycle).
HOW IS RA NO. 9003 As a national policy, RA 9003 adopts a systematic,
comprehensive, and ecological solid waste

IMPLEMENTED? management (SWM) program that recognizes the

LGUs as the leader in its implementation.
WHEN DID RA 9003
TAKE EFFECT?

February 2001

RA 9003 took effect in February 2001 thus open dumps

should have been closed or converted to controlled
disposal facilities by February 2004. Then five years
after the effectivity of the Act which is February 2006, all
controlled dumps should have been closed and
rehabilitated.
 WHO WROTE RA
9003?

Senator Loren Legarda, principal author of

R.A. 9003, said ecological solid waste
management should be a way of life to
attain a zero waste economy.
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WHO SIGNED RA
9003 INTO LAW?

REPUBLIC Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid

Waste Management Law, is now 20 years old.
Approved on January 26, 2001, it was the first
law signed by President Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo after taking over the Presidency from
Joseph Estrada during the so-called Edsa-2
People Power Revolution.
WHO WILL BE THE
MAIN RESPONSIBLE
FOR MANAGING SOLID
WASTE UNDER RA 9003
WHY?

Under RA 9003, LGUs are primarily responsible for

effective and efficient solid waste management,
particularly garbage segregation and disposal. Every LGU
is required to develop a 10-year Solid Waste Management
Plan (SWMP), including the establishment of materials
recovery facilities (MRF) and sanitary landfills
 WHAT DO YOU THINK IS
THE REASON WHY THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF
RA 9003 IS FAILED?

Although RA 9003 mandates a waste diversion

rate of at least 25 % to be realized by
municipalities in 2006, most of them fail to
implement the waste legislation properly mainly
due to budget limitations, lack of know-how, and
conflicting interests that delay priority setting,
and political decision-making.
WHAT IS THE
CONCLUSION OF
WASTE
MANAGEMENT?

The behavior of generating garbage is too dangerous not only for

today's generation but also for future generations. Educating people
and encouraging them to practice recycling, reusing, and Reducing
instead of producing waste is critical. Waste disposal should be a
priority for municipalities and governments.
WHAT IS THE Waste management is an important element of
PURPOSE OF environmental protection. Its purpose is to provide
hygienic, efficient, and economic solid waste

WASTE storage, collection, transportation, and treatment

or disposal of waste without polluting the
atmosphere, soil, or water system.
MANAGEMENT?
THANK YOU
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