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Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 RA 9003

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 RA 9003. Pauline Sy. Background. Passed by the Congress and Senate on 2000, and approved by President Gloria Macapagal -Arroyo 0n January 26,2001

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Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 RA 9003

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  1. Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000RA 9003 Pauline Sy

  2. Background • Passed by the Congress and Senate on 2000, and approved by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo 0n January 26,2001 • Provides an ecological solid waste management program, and lists prohibited acts and penalties for the perpetrator

  3. General Provisions • Ensure protection of public health and environment • Encourage minimization of solid waste generation, and the recycle and re-use of recyclable wastes • Encourage proper segregation, transport, storage, treatment and disposal of solid wastes • Promote national research and development programs to improve waste management, conservation, reduction, collection, separation, and recovery • Encourage participation in, and implementation of, solid waste management • Promote environmental awareness

  4. Definition of terms Controlled dump • Disposal site at which solid waste is deposited in accordance with the minimum prescribed standards. Leachate • Liquid produced when waste undergo decomposition, and when water percolates through solid waste decomposition. It is a contaminated liquid that contains dissolved and suspended materials. Open dump • Disposal area wherein the solid wastes are indiscriminately thrown/disposed of without consideration for environmental and health standards. Ecological solid waste management • Systematic administration of segregation at source, transportation, storage, transfer, processing, treatment, and disposal of solid wastes.

  5. Solid waste management facility • Any facility for the collection, source separation, storage, transportation, transfer, processing, treatment, or disposal of solid wastes Solid wastes • Includes agricultural wastes (from planting or harvesting of crops), bulky wastes (broken furniture), white goods (broken appliances), and yard wastes (wood, branches, leaves, etc) • Does not include hospital or laboratory wastes, or hazardous wastes Recyclable material • Collected wastes that are free from contamination and can be reused as raw materials (such as newspaper and scrap metal) Sanitary landfill • Waste disposal site designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in a manner that exerts engineering control over significant potential environmental impacts arising from the development and operation of the facility

  6. National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) • Composes of 14 members from the government and 3 members from private sector • Holds meetings at least once a month • Functions and power of the Commission: • Formulate and plan the National Solid Waste Management Framework • Develop standards and guidelines for solid waste management, as well as penalty for the violation of rules and regulations • Review and monitor the implementation of the solid waste management plans • Prescribe procedures for issuance of appropriate permits and clearances • Develop programs in marketing the recycled materials

  7. Members (Government): • Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) • Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) • Department of Science and Technology (DOST) • Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) • Department of Health (DOH) • Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) • Department of Agriculture (DA) • Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) • League of provincial governors • League of city mayors • League of municipal mayors • Association of barangay councils • Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) • Philippine Information Agency

  8. Members (Private Sector): • A representative from non-government organizations (NGOs) whose purpose is to promote recycling and the protection of air and water quality • A representative from the recycling industry • A representative from the manufacturing or packaging industry

  9. National Ecology Center (NEC) • Provides consulting, information training, and networking services for the implementation of the provisions of RA 9003 • Headed by the Environmental Management Bureau • Functions: • Facilitate training and education on ecological solid waste management • Establish and manage a solid waste management information data base with DTI and other concerned agencies (manufacturers, recyclers, etc) • Promote development of recycling market • Facilitate assistance in solid waste management facilities • Develop, test, and disseminate model waste minimization and reduction

  10. Roles of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) • Chair of the National Solid Waste Management Commission • Prepare an annual national solid waste management status report • Prepare and distribute information on solid waste management • Establish methods and guidelines on waste reduction, collection, and disposal • Visitorial powers (on any solid waste generator, recycler, facilities, etc)

  11. Solid waste management boards • Provincial Solid Waste Management Board • Established in every province and is chaired by the governor, with the exception of Metro Manila (chaired by the chairperson of MMDA) • City and Municipal Solid Waste Management Board • Established in every city or municipality and is chaired by the city or municipal mayor

  12. Functions and powers of the solid waste management boards • May call concerned agencies or sectors when necessary • Prepare, develop, and implement long-term solid waste management • Develop specific mechanics and guidelines for the implementation of the management plan • Monitor the implementation of the management plan • Recommend measures against pollution for the preservation of the natural ecosystem • Review the management plan every 2 years or as needed

  13. Provincial Solid Waste Management Board • Members: • All mayors of its component cities and municipalities • 1 representative from SangguniangPanlalawigan • The provincial health and/or general services officers • The provincial environment and natural resources officer • The provincial engineer • Congressional representative/s from each congressional district • A representative from an NGO whose purpose is to promote recycling and protection of air and water quality • A representative from the recycling industry • A representative from a manufacturing or packaging industry

  14. City or Municipal Solid Waste Management Board Members: • 1 representative of SangguniangPanlungsod or the SangguniangBayan • President of the association of baranggay councils in the municipality or city • Charperson of the SangguniangKabataan Federation • A representative from NGOs whose purpose is to promote recycling and protection of air and water quality • A representative from the recycling industry • A representative from the manufacturing or packing industry • A representative of each concerned gov’t agency

  15. National Solid Waste Management Status Report • Prepared by the Commission and submitted to DENR • Updated every 2 years or if needed • Must include, but not limited to: • Inventory of existing solid waste facilities • General waste characterization (type of waste for reduction and recycling, quantity generated and estimated volume) • Projection of waste generation • Varying regional geologic, hydrologic, climatic, and other factors vital in implementation of solid waste practices

  16. Population density • Political, economic, organizational, financial and management problems affecting solid waste management • Systems and techniques of waste reduction, re-use and recycling • Available markets for recyclable materials • Estimated cost of collecting, storing, transporting, marketing, and disposal of wastes and recyclable materials • Qualitative and quantitative information concerning the extent of solid waste management problems and activities

  17. National Solid Waste Management Framework Includes: • Analysis and evaluation of current state of solid waste management • Identification of critical solid waste facilities and local gov’t units that need closer monitoring • Practical applications of environmentally sound techniques of waste minimization • Appropriate solid waste facilities and conservation systems • Recycling programs

  18. Local Gov’t Solid Waste Management Plans • Shall be for the re-use, recycling, and composting of wastes • Reviewed and updated every year by the board • Must be approved by the Commission • Components: • City or Municipal Profile • Estimated population • Map indicating locations of residential, commercial, and industrial centers, dumpsites, landfills, and other solid waste facilities, and the proposed sites for disposal • Estimated solid waste generation and projection • Inventory of existing waste disposal facilities and capacities

  19. Waste characterization • Volume, material type, source of generation (residential, commercial, industrial, etc) • Collection and Transfer • Availability and provision of containers for disposal • Segregation of solid wastes • Compostable, non-recyclable, recyclable, special wastes • Provision of properly-trained officers/workers for disposal • Processing • Source reduction

  20. Recycling • Composting • Solid waste facility capacity and final disposal • Education and public information • Special Waste • Resource requirement and funding • Privatization of solid waste management projects • Incentive programs

  21. Requirements for collection and transport of solid wastes • Collection: • Collectors must be equipped with protective equipment • Collectors must be trained for proper handling of solid wastes • Transport: • Vehicles must be covered and must bear the number and name of the solid waste agency • Transfer stations • Site of station must consider the land, proximity to collection area, and accessibility of haul routes to disposal facility

  22. Waste Management Facilities • Inventory of Waste Disposal Facilities –by DENR, DOH, DILG, and other concerned agencies • Prohibition against the use of open dumps for solid waste • Permit for solid waste management facility construction and expansion • Guidelines for controlled dumps • Surface water and peripheral site drainage control • Provision for decomposition • Restriction of waste deposition to small working areas • Controlled waste picking • Post-closure site cover and vegetation

  23. Sanitary Landfills • Siting of sanitary landfills: • Must be consistent with the land use plan of the LGUs • Should have adequate quantity of earth cover material that is easily handled and compacted • Must not be located near aquifers, grounwater reservoirs, or watershed areas • Must large enough to be able to accommodate the community’s waste for 5 years • Must have a separate containment area for hazardous wastes

  24. Criteria for establishment of Sanitary Landfills: • Liners –system of clay layers and/or geosynthetic membranes to contain leachate and reduce or prevent contaminant flow to groundwater • Leachate collection and treatment system • Gas control recovery system –to collect gas for treatment or for use as an energy source • Groundwater monitoring well system –to take water samples for groundwater quality • Cover –soil and geosynthetic materials placed over the waste each day to control the infiltration of water, gas emission to the atmosphere • Closure procedure • Post-closure care procedure –owner must maintain the landfill ‘s environment

  25. Criteria for operating sanitary landfills: • Disposal site records • Records of weights/volumes accepted, accurate to within 10% and must be adequate for overall planning and forecasting the rate of site filling • Records of excavations • Daily logbook/file of fires, landslides, earthquake damages, injury and property damages, accidents, etc • Record of personnel training • Water quality monitoring –surface/ground waters and effluent, and gas emissions • Documents –approvals and other requirements by DEnR • Signs –in public roads, primary entrance, and disposal site • Proper and sanitary facilities –fencing or barriers to keep unauthorized access; accessible communication facilities for emergencies; proper lighting; washrooms and safe drinking water for personnel

  26. Personnel must be trained, and must wear proper safety equipment • Proper handling of wastes • Solid wastes must be spread and compacted in layers, which must be done as rapidly as possible • Cover material must be placed so as not to cause interference with unloading, spreading, etc

  27. Incentives • Monetary rewards that are sourced from the commission fund • Types of Incentives: • Fiscal incentives (Tax Incentives) • Tax-free or duty-free importation of equipment used for collection of solid wastes (must not be sold 5 years from date of acquisition) • Tax credit on domestic capital equipment- 50% of the value will be waived • Tax and duty exemption of donations legacies and gift to LGUs, NGOs, or private entities • Non-fiscal incentives • The Commission will provide services and assistance

  28. Financial assistance program • Gov’t financial institutions (banks, etc) will provide financial services according to the provisions • Extension of grants to LGUs • Extension of operation • Incentives to host LGUs • LGUs will be granted this incentive when they host waste management facilities

  29. Solid Waste Management Fund • Registered as a special account in the National Treasury • The fund is sourced from: • Fines and penalties imposed • Proceeds of permits and licenses issued by DENR • Donations, endowments, and grants • Allowance given by the gov’t • The fund is used on: • Products, facilities, technologies to develop proper solid waste management • Awards and incentives • Research programs • Operations of the Commission

  30. Prohibited acts • Littering • Open burning of solid waste • Not segregating waste • Squatting in open dumps/landfills • Open dumping, or burying of wastes in flood-prone areas • Importation/manufacturing/distributing of non-environmentally acceptable materials • Operating without an Environmental Compliance Certificate, or not conforming with the land use plan of the LGU (for solid waste disposal facilities)

  31. References • http://www.emb.gov.ph/laws/solid%20waste%20management/ra9003.pdf • Video source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-ps_0UFmfI

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