Republic Act 9003

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

 COOPERATION
STATE DECLARATION OF POLICIES
It is hereby declared the policy of the STATE to adopt a systematic, comprehensive and ecological
solid waste management program which shall
• Set guidelines and targets for solid waste AVOIDANCE and volume reduction through SOURCE
reduction and waste minimization measures, including composting, recycling, re-use, recovery,
green charcoal process, and others, before collection, treatment and disposal in appropriate and
environmentally sound solid waste management facilities in accordance with ecologically
sustainable development principles;
• PRIVATE SECTOR. Encourage greater private sector participation in solid waste management;
• GOVERNMENT. 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 the private sector;
 INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM
The National Solid Waste Management Commission
oversees the implementation of solid waste management
plans. It is composed of 17 members.
• 14 from the government sector (DENR, DOST, DILG, DOH,
DTI, MMDA, etc)
• 3 from the private sector
 OTHER PLAYERS
1. LGUs
2. Business sectors
3. Individual/community
Mandatory requirements for households,
business establishments, and LGUs
• Segregation at source
• Segregated collection
• Establishment of material recovery facilities
• Recycling
• Establishment of multi-purpose environment cooperatives
in every LGU
Mandatory requirements for households,
business establishments, and LGUs
• Establishment of solid waste diversion
• Creation of solid waste management fund
• Research on solid waste management
• Conduct of public education and information
• Environmental education in the formal and non-formal
sectors
 Solid waste
MISMANAGEMENT act
• DILG report shows from 2011-2017 there is an increase in
compliance with waste management in manila bay
watershed
• However out of 178 LGU’s only 39.89% don’t comply with
the 10 year plan and
• 27.53% don’t comply with segregation at source
• 23.03% don’t comply with regulations on segregated
collection
• 44% don’t have recovery materials
 Solid waste
MISMANAGEMENT act
• The PH is still among the countries with the most number
of plastic wastes being dumped into the seas
• only 4% or about 56 LGUs are using sanitary landfills and
are still using common landfills
 Some good side
• SB gives you P5 off when you use your own tumbler
• Refillable shampoo containers