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ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT

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The Five E’s of ESWM Program:
Components of ESWM:
1. Engineering – covers setting up the support systems such as the
3Rs (reduce, resuse, recycle) and segregation.
2. Education – covers information dissemination, education and
promotion of the program
3. Enforcement – covers the policy support and guidelines,
monitoring, compliance, sanction, rewards and incentives
4. Environmental Organization – covers the program’s
organization, administration and delegation of roles and
responsibilities.
5. Equity – covers funds sourcing and generating revenues

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Solid Waste Management
• Related Environmental Laws

 RA 9003 _ Solid Waste Mgt


 RA 6969_ Toxic and Hazardous Wastes

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What is Republic Act 9003 or the “Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000?”

R. A. 9003 provides a systematic, comprehensive,


and ecological solid waste management program in
the country.

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Milestone Dates for RA 9003
January 26, 2001
Approval of RA 9003 It was the first Act signed by Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo when she assumed office in
January 2001.

February 16, 2001


Effectivity of RA 9003
December 21, 2001
Signing of the IRR of RA 9003
February 16, 2004
All Open Dumpsites should have been closed or converted to Controlled Disposal
Facilities (Sec. 37)
February 16, 2006
All Controlled Disposal Facilities shall be deemed closed and phase-out (Sec. 37)

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Declaration of Policies
• Ensure the protection of public health and environment
• Utilize environmentally-sound methods
• Set guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance and volume reduction
through source reduction and waste minimization measures, including
composing, recycling, re-use, recovery, green charcoal process, and others
• 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
• Encourage greater private sector participation in solid waste management

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(Cont. Declaration of Policies)
• Retain primary enforcement and responsibility of solid waste management
with LGUs while establishing a cooperative effort among the NGA, other
LGUs, NGOs, and the private sector;

• Encounter 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 curricular of
formal and non-formal education in order to promote environmental
awareness and action among the citizenry.
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PART I - RULE III DEFINITION OF TERMS

For the purpose of these Implementing Rules and Regulations, the following
words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

• “Ecological Solid Waste Management” shall refer to the systematic


administration of activities which provide for segregation at source,
segregated transportation, storage, transfer, processing, treatment, and
disposal of solid waste and all other waste management activities which do
not harm the environment.
• “Open Dump” shall refer to a disposal area wherein the solid wastes are
indiscriminately thrown or disposed of without due planning and
consideration for environmental and health standards.
• “Controlled Dump” shall refer to a disposal site at which solid waste is
deposited in accordance with the minimum prescribed standards of site
operation.
• “Disposal Site” shall refer to a site where solid waste is finally discharged
and deposited.

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Definition of Terms

• “Sanitary Landfill” shall refer to a waste disposal site designed, constructed,


operated and maintained in a manner that exerts engineering control over
significant potential environmental impacts arising from development and
operation of facility.
• “Special wastes” shall refer to household hazardous waste such as paints,
thinners, household batteries, lead-acid batteries, spray canisters, and the
like. These include wastes from residential and commercial sources that
comprises of Bulky wastes, Consumer electronics, White goods, Yard
wastes that are collected separately, Oils, Batteries and Tires. These wastes
are handled separately from other residential and commercial wastes.
• “Bulky wastes” shall refer to waste materials which cannot be appropriately
placed in separate containers because of either its bulky size, shape or
other physical attributes.

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Definition of Terms

• “Hazardous waste” shall refer to solid waste or combination of solid waste


which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or
infectious characteristics may: Cause, or significantly contribute to an
increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating
reversible illness; or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to
human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored,
transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed.
• “Resource conservation” shall refer to the reduction of the amount of solid
waste that are generated or the reduction of overall resource consumption
and utilization of recovered resources.
• “Segregation at source” shall refer to a solid waste management practice of
separating, at the point of origin, different materials found in solid waste in
order to promote recycling and re-use of resources and to reduce the
volume of waste for collection and disposal.
• “Source reduction” shall refer to the reduction of solid waste before it
enters the solid waste stream by methods such as product design, materials
substitution, materials re-use and packaging restrictions.

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Definition of Terms

“Source separation” shall refer to the sorting of solid waste into some or all
of its component parts at the point of generation.
“Transfer stations” shall refer to those facilities utilized to receive solid
wastes, temporarily store, separate, convert, or otherwise process the
materials in the solid wastes, or to transfer the solid wastes directly from
smaller to larger vehicles for transport. This term does not include any
of the following:
a) a facility whose principal function is to receive, store, convert, separate,
or otherwise process in accordance with national minimum standards.
b) a facility whose principal function is to receive, store, convert, or
otherwise process wastes which have already been separated for re-use
and are not intended for disposal; and
c) the operations premises of a duly licensed solid waste handling
operator who receives, stores, transfers, or otherwise processes wastes
as an activity incidental to the conduct of a refuse collection and disposal
business.

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Definition of Terms

• “Waste diversion” shall refer to activities which reduce or eliminate the amount of solid wastes
from waste disposal facilities.
• “Materials Recovery Facility” shall include solid waste transfer station or sorting station, drop-off
center, a composting facility, and a recycling facility.
• “Leachate” shall refer to the liquid produced when waste undergo decomposition, and when
water percolate through solid waste undergoing decomposition. It is a contaminated liquid that
contains dissolved and suspended materials.

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SOLID WASTE
CHARACTERIZATION

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Classification of Waste
under RA 9003

Compostables Recyclables

Special Wastes Non-recyclables/residuals

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Typical Solid Waste Composition
Special/Hazardous, 1%
Metals, 5%
Residuals, 4%
Glass, 3%

Paper, Food and


12% Other
organics,
Plastics, 50%
25%

Waste Analysis and Characterization Survey (WACS)-Metro Manila Solid Waste Management
1/23/2024 Project,Waste
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Solid Waste Characterization
• Garbage is the animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking, and serving of food. It is composed largely of putrescible
organic matter and moisture; it includes a minimum of free liquids. The term does
not include food processing wastes from canneries, slaughterhouses, packing
plants, and similar facilities, or large quantities of condemned food products.
Garbage originates primarily in home kitchens, stores, markets, restaurants, and
other places where food is stored, prepared, or served.
• Garbage decomposes rapidly, particularly in warm weather, and may quickly
produce disagreeable odor. There is some commercial value in garbage as animal
food and as a base for commercial feeds. However, this may be precluded by
health considerations.
• Rubbish consists of a variety of both combustible and noncombustible solid
wastes from homes, and institutions, but does not include garbage.
• Trash is synonymous with rubbish in some parts of the country but trash is
technically a subcomponent of rubbish.
• Combustible rubbish (trash) consists of paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood,
furniture, branches, yard trimmings, and so on.
• Noncombustible rubbish is material that cannot be burned at ordinary
temperatures of 700oC to 1,000oC. It is the inorganic portion of refuse, such as tin
cans, heavy metals, glass, ashes, and so on.The density of loose combustible
refuse is approximately 115/kg/m3, while the density of collected solid waste is
235 to 300 kg/m3.

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• Rubbish consists of a variety of both combustible and
noncombustible solid wastes from homes, and institutions, but
does not include garbage.
 Combustible rubbish (trash) consists of paper, rags, cartons,
boxes, wood, furniture, branches, yard trimmings, and so
on.
 Noncombustible rubbish is material that cannot be burned
at ordinary temperatures of 700oC to 1,000oC. It is the
inorganic portion of refuse, such as tin cans, heavy metals,
glass, ashes, and so on.The density of loose combustible
refuse is approximately 115/kg/m3, while the density of
collected solid waste is 235 to 300 kg/m3.

• Trash is synonymous with rubbish in some parts of the country


but trash is technically a subcomponent of rubbish.

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LIFESPAN OF YOUR SOLID WASTES

• Tickets/papers 2-4 weeks


• Cotton Rug 1-5 months
• Rope 3-14 months
• Wool Sock 1 year
• Bamboo Pole 1-3 years
• Painted Wooden stick 13 years
• Plastic/Sando Bags 20-30 years
• Tin Cans 100 years
• Aluminum Can 200-500 yrs
• Bottle Undetermined

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RULE VIII. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Section 1. Overall Policy

It shall be the overall policy of the Department to strictly implement the


provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the Act. The implementation of
the ecological solid waste management shall fundamentally take into
account the management of waste in the following hierarchy:
a. Source reduction and minimization of wastes generated at source;
b. Resource recovery, recycling and reuse of wastes at the barangay;
c. Efficient collection, proper transfer and transport of wastes by
city/municipality; and
d. Efficient management of residuals and of final disposal sites and/or any
other related technologies for the destruction/ reuse of residuals.

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Section 21. Mandatory Segregation of Solid Wastes.

• The LGUs shall evaluate alternative roles for the public and private
sectors in providing collection services, type of collection system, or
combination of systems, that best meet their needs: Provided, That
segregation of wastes shall primarily be conducted at the source, to
include household, institutional, industrial, commercial and
agricultural sources: Provided, further, That wastes shall be
segregated into the categories provided in Section 22 of this Act. For
premises containing six (6) or more residential units, the local
government unit shall promulgate regulations requiring the owner or
person in charge of such premises to:
(a) provide for the residents a designated area and containers in
which to accumulate source separated recyclable materials to be
collected by the municipality or private center; and
(b) notify the occupants of such buildings of the requirements of
this Act and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

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Compliance with RA 9003
• Sec 21 – Segregation at Source
 The most indispensable element of any effective ESWM
Program
 Proven by the enactment of an Ordinance that mandates
at Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) must be segregated at
source and placed in at least 3 separate containers,
(a) Compostable,
(b) Recyclables, and
(c) Residuals
Compliance is monitored through Barangay Level
Monitoring Systems

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Section 22. Requirements for the Segregation and Storage of Solid Waste.

The following shall be the minimum standards and requirements for segregation and
storage of solid waste pending collection:

a. There shall be a separate container for each type of waste from all sources:
b. Provided, That in the case of bulky waste, it will suffice that the same be collected and
placed in a separate and designated area; and
c. The solid waste container depending on its use shall be properly marked or identified
for on-site collection as "compostable", "non-recyclable", "recyclable" or "special
waste", or any other classification as may be determined by the Commission.

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RULE VIII. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Section 1. Overall Policy

It shall be the overall policy of the Department to strictly implement the provisions of the
Rules and Regulations of the Act. The implementation of the ecological solid waste
management shall fundamentally take into account the management of waste in the
following hierarchy:
a. Source reduction and minimization of wastes generated at source;
b. Resource recovery, recycling and reuse of wastes at the barangay;
c. Efficient collection, proper transfer and transport of wastes by city/municipality; and
d. Efficient management of residuals and of final disposal sites and/or any other related
technologies for the destruction/ reuse of residuals.

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Section 21. Mandatory Segregation of Solid Wastes.

• The LGUs shall evaluate alternative roles for the public and private
sectors in providing collection services, type of collection system, or
combination of systems, that best meet their needs: Provided, That
segregation of wastes shall primarily be conducted at the source, to
include household, institutional, industrial, commercial and
agricultural sources: Provided, further, That wastes shall be
segregated into the categories provided in Section 22 of this Act. For
premises containing six (6) or more residential units, the local
government unit shall promulgate regulations requiring the owner or
person in charge of such premises to:
(a) provide for the residents a designated area and containers in
which to accumulate source separated recyclable materials to be
collected by the municipality or private center; and
(b) notify the occupants of such buildings of the requirements of
this Act and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

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Compliance with RA 9003
• Sec 21 – Segregation at Source
 The most indispensable element of any effective ESWM
Program
 Proven by the enactment of an Ordinance that mandates
at Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) must be segregated at
source and placed in at least 3 separate containers,
(a) Compostable,
(b) Recyclables, and
(c) Residuals
Compliance is monitored through Barangay Level
Monitoring Systems

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Section 22. Requirements for the Segregation and Storage of Solid Waste.

The following shall be the minimum standards and requirements for segregation and
storage of solid waste pending collection:

a. There shall be a separate container for each type of waste from all sources:
b. Provided, That in the case of bulky waste, it will suffice that the same be collected and
placed in a separate and designated area; and
c. The solid waste container depending on its use shall be properly marked or identified
for on-site collection as "compostable", "non-recyclable", "recyclable" or "special
waste", or any other classification as may be determined by the Commission.

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Collection Methods

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Article 3 (RA 9003)
Collection and Transport of Solid Waste
Section 23. Requirements for Collection of Solid Waste.

• The following shall be the minimum standards and requirements for the collection of
solid waste:
(a) All collectors and other personnel directly dealing with collection of solid waste shall
be equipped with personal protective equipment to protect them from the hazards
of handling solid wastes;
(b) Necessary training shall be given to the collectors and personnel to ensure that the
solid wastes are handled properly and in accordance with the guidelines pursuant
to this Act; and
(c) Collection of solid waste shall be done in a manner, which prevents damage to the
container, and spillage or scattering of solid waste within the collection vicinity.

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Collection Methods
The three basic methods are:

1. Curbside or alley pick-up _ The quickest and most


economical point of collection is from curbs or alleys using
standard containers.
It is the most common type of collection used. It costs
only about one-half as much as backyard collection. The city
usually designates what types of containers are to be used.
The crews simply empty the containers into the
collection vehicles. Whenever possible the crews collect
from both sides of the street at the same time.

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2. Set-out, set-back collection_ This method eliminates most of
the disadvantages of the curb method.

This method consists of the following operations:


a) the set-out crew carries the full containers from the
residential storage locations to the curb or alley before the
collection vehicle arrives

b) the collection crew loads the refuse in the same manner


as the curb method and

c) the set-back crew returns the empty cans. Any of the


crew may be required to do more than one step or the
homeowner may be required to do one of the steps. This
method has not shown to be more economical or
advantageous than the backyard method.

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3. Backyard pickup or the tote barrel method_ It is usually
accomplished by the use of tote barrels.

In this method, the collector enters the resident’s property,


dumps the container into the tote barrel, carries it back to the
truck, and dumps it.

The collector may collect refuse from more than one house
before returning to the truck to dump. The primary advantage of
this system is in convenience to the owner. The major
disadvantage is the high cost. Many homeowners object to
having collectors enter their private property.

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PROCESSING

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PROCESSING
1 Segregation (at source)_ sorting and segregation to
different materials found in solid waste in order to
promote recycling and re-use of resources and to
reduce the volume of waste for disposal

2 Resource Recovery_ collection, extraction or


recovery of recyclable materials from the waste
stream for the purpose of recycling, generating
energy or producing a product suitable for
beneficial use: Provided, that such resource
recovery facilities exclude incineration. (IRR-
RA9003)

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PROCESSING

• Recycling __Recycling is processing of used materials


(waste) into new products to prevent waste of
potentially useful materials. The waste is converted
into raw materials for a new product
• Re-use_ The concept of reuse is when a product that
is newly purchased is put to another use after the first
use is completed. In layman terms an item is reused
for the same purpose or

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Recycle Codes, Uses of the Virgin Material, and Recycled

Code Polymer Name Uses of Virgin Material Recycled Products

Polyethylene Plastic beverage containers, Liquid-soap bottles, strapping, fiberfill for winter
terephthalate (PET mouthwash jars, peanut butter and coats, surfboards, paint brushes, fuzz on tennis
1 or PETE) salad dressing bottles balls, soft-drink bottles, film, egg cartons, skis,
carpets, boats
High-density Milk, water and juice containers, Soft-drink bottle base caps, flower pots, drain
polyethylene (HDPE) grocery bags, toys, liquid detergent pipes, signs, stadium seats, trash cans, recycling
2 bottles bins, traffic barrier cones, golf bag liners,
detergent bottles, toys

3 Polyvinyl chloride or Clear food packaging, shampoo Floor mats, pipes, hose, mud flaps
bottles
vinyl P(CV)
4 Low-density Bread bags,
grocery bags
frozen-food bags, Garbage can liners, grocery bags, multipurpose
bags
polyethylene (LDPE)
Ketchup bottles, yogurt containers Manhole steps, paint buckets, videocassette
Polypropylene (PP) and margarine tubs, medicine storage cases, ice scrapers, fast food trays, lawn
5 bottles mower wheels, automobile battery parts

Videocassette cases, compact disc License plate holders, golf course and septic tank
Polystyrene (PS) jackets, coffee cups; knives, spoons drainage systems, desktop accessories, hanging
6 and forks; cafeteria trays and fast- files, food service trays, flower pots, trash cans,
food sandwich containers videocassettes

7 Other Other plastics, including


acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
Polylactic acid or polylactide (PLA) is a
biodegradable, thermoplastic, aliphatic
acrylic, polycarbonate, polylactic polyester derived from renewable resources,
acid, nylon and fiberglass such as

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DISPOSAL

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Disposal Management
Sec 37 – Prohibition Against the Use of Open Dumps for Solid Waste

• Open Dumpsites
• The prevalent practice of solid waste disposal is still through open
dumping, open dumpsites (OD) still exists in various regions despite the
prohibition in the Act.

• Open dumpsites have little or no site preparation, poorly sited, no cell


disposal planning, absence of leachate and gas management, inadequate
soil cover, presence of scavengers, uncontrolled presence of
vermins/pests.

• Have the lowest initial capital investment and operating cost but such
inappropriate disposal represents vast concern over environmental and
public health impacts.

• No open dumps should be operated upon the signing of the IRR of the
Act. (December 21, 2001)

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Open Dumpsites

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Controlled Dump Facilities

• The first stage in the progression from open dumping


is through controlled dumping.

• CDF involves improvements in the development,


operation and management issues

• As February 16, 2006, all controlled dumps are


supposedly (to be) closed.

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Controlled Dump Facilities

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Legal Basis of Sanitary Landfill

• Consistent with the objectives of Sections 37, 40, 41


and 42 of Act which respectively refer to the Closure
of Open Dumps, Criteria for Siting, Establishment
and the Operation of Sanitary Landfills

• The development requirements is rationalized based


on the net residual waste generation of the LGUs

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Section 2. Objective
The guidelines are established to:

• Support the local government units’ planning and


implementation strategies on ecological solid waste
management
• Provide a set of categories on disposal facilities,
specifying realistic categories and reasonable
conditions for meeting the legal requirements.

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Section 4. Categories of Disposal Facilities
• Category 1 disposal facility shall be applied to LGUs with net residual waste
generated of less than or equal to 15 tons per day (TPD). It shall also apply to a
cluster of LGUs with a collective disposable residual waste of less than or
equal to 15 TPD.

• Category 2 disposal facility shall be applied to LGUs with net residual waste
generated of greater than 15 TPD but less than or equal to 75 TPD. It shall also
apply to a cluster of LGUs with a collective disposable residual waste greater
than 15 TPD but less than or equal to 75 TPD.

• Category 3 disposal facility shall be applied to LGUs with net residual waste
generated of greater than 75 TPD but less than or equal to 200 TPD. It shall also
apply to a cluster of LGUs with a collective disposable residual waste greater
than 75 TPD but less than or equal to 200 TPD.

• Category 4 disposal facility shall be applied to LGUs with net residual waste
generated of greater than 200 TPD. It shall also apply to a cluster of LGUs with
a collective disposable residual waste greater than 200 TPD.
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Section 41. Criteria for Establishment of Sanitary Landfill.
The following shall be the minimum criteria for the establishment of
sanitary landfills:

a. Liners – a system of clay layers and/or geosynthetic membranes


used to contain leachate and reduce or prevent contaminant flow
to groundwater;
b. Leachate collection and treatment system – Installation of pipes at
the low areas of the liner to collect leachate for storage and
eventual treatment and discharge;
c. Gas control recovery system – a series of vertical wells or
horizontal trenches containing permeable materials and
perforated piping placed in the landfill to collect gas for treatment
or productive use as an energy source;
d. Ground water monitoring well system – wells placed at an
appropriate location and depth for taking water samples that are
representative of groundwater quality

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Section 41. Criteria for Establishment of Sanitary Landfill

e. Cover – two (2) forms of cover consisting of soil and geosynthetic materials to
protect the waste from long-term contact with the environment:
i. a daily cover place over the waste at the close of each day’s operations,
and;
ii. a final cover, or cap, which is the material placed over the completed
landfill to control infiltration of water, gas emission to the atmosphere,
and erosion.
f. Closure procedure – with the objectives of establishing low maintenance
cover systems and final cover that minimizes the infiltration of precipitation
into the waste. Installation of the final cover must be completed within six (6)
months of the least receipt of wastes; and
g. Post-closure care procedure – During this period, the landfill owner shall be
responsible for providing for the general upkeep of the landfill, maintaining all
of the landfill’s environmental protection features, operating monitoring
equipment, remediating groundwater should it become contaminated and
controlling landfill gas migration or emission.

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SANITARY LAND FILL

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Section 5. Development and Operational
Features of the Categorized Disposal
Facilities
Facility Development and Operating Requirements
• All waste disposal facilities, regardless of category, shall
meet the following operating requirements, except as
otherwise provided:
• Each category of disposal facility must satisfy the Basic
Siting Criteria of Section 40 of RA 9003 and its IRRs and
meet the following requirements.
• Planned capacity with phased cell development.
• Site preparation and containment engineering.
• Compaction of waste to minimum specified target densities.
• Specified operational procedures to protect amenities.

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Section 5. Development and Operational Features of
the Categorized Disposal Facilities
Facility Development and Operating Requirements

• Fence, gate and other site infrastructure with surfaced primary access
road.
• Full record of waste volumes, types and source.
• Separate cells for MSW, THW or HCW. Handling and management of these
types of wastes should be in accordance with the provisions of the Joint
Administrative Order (DENR-DOH) #02 and RA 6969.
• Facility operation by a pool of fully-trained staff
• Provision for aftercare following site restoration and closure.
• Prohibition of waste pickers at the immediate disposal area.

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