January 26, 2001

January 26, 2001

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 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 PURPOSES
CHAPTER I
Basic Policies
ARTICLE 1
General Provisions
SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "Ecological Solid
Waste Management Act of 2000." ESTDcC
SECTION 2. 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:
(a) Ensure the protection of public health and environment;
(b) Utilize environmentally-sound methods that maximize the utilization
of valuable resources and encourage resource conservation and
recovery;
(c) 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;
(d) Ensure the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage,
treatment and disposal of solid waste through the formulation and
adoption of the best environmental practice in ecological waste
management excluding incineration;
(e) Promote national research and development programs for improved
solid waste management and resource conservation techniques,
more effective institutional arrangement and indigenous and
improved methods of waste reduction, collection, separation and
recovery;
(f) Encourage greater private sector participation in solid waste
management;
(g) 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; IaDSEA
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(h) Encourage cooperation and self-regulation among waste generators
through the application of market-based instruments;
(i) Institutionalize public participation in the development and
implementation of national and local integrated, comprehensive and
ecological waste management programs; and
(j) Strengthen the integration of ecological solid waste management and
resource conservation and recovery topics into the academic
curricula of formal and non-formal education in order to promote
environmental awareness and action among the citizenry.
ARTICLE 2
Definitions of Terms
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. For the purposes of this Act:
(a) Agricultural waste shall refer to waste generated from planting or
harvesting of crops, trimming or pruning of plants and wastes or run-
off materials from farms or fields;
(b) 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. These include large
worn-out or broken household, commercial, and industrial items such
as furniture, lamps, bookcases, ling cabinets, and other similar
items;
(c) Bureau shall refer to the Environmental Management Bureau;
(d) Buy-back center shall refer to a recycling center that purchases or
otherwise accepts recyclable materials from the public for the
purpose of recycling such materials;
(e) Collection shall refer to the act of removing solid waste from the
source or from a communal storage point;
(f) Composting shall refer to the controlled decomposition of organic
matter by micro-organisms, mainly bacteria and fungi, into a humus-
like product; ISTDAH
(g) Consumer electronics shall refer to special wastes that include

worn-out, broken, and other discarded items such as radios, stereos,
and TV sets;
(h) Controlled dump shall refer to a disposal site at which solid waste is
deposited in accordance with the minimum prescribed standards of
site operation;
(i) Department shall refer to the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources;
(j) Disposal shall refer to the discharge, deposit, dumping, spilling,
leaking or placing of any solid waste into or in any land;
(k) Disposal site shall refer to a site where solid waste is nally
discharged and deposited;
(l) 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;
(m) Environmentally acceptable shall refer to the quality of being re-
usable, biodegradable or compostable, recyclable and not toxic or
hazardous to the environment;
(n) Generation shall refer to the act or process of producing solid waste;
(o) Generator shall refer to a person, natural or juridical, who last uses a
material and makes it available for disposal or recycling;
(p) 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:
(1) cause, or signi cantly contribute to an increase in mortality or
an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible,
illness; or
(2) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health
or the environment when improperly treated, stored,
transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed; TSCIEa
(q) Leachate shall refer to the liquid produced when waste undergo
decomposition, and when water percolate through solid waste
undergoing decomposition. It is contaminated liquid that contains
dissolved and suspended materials;
(r) Materials recovery facility includes a solid waste transfer station or
sorting station, drop-off center, a composting facility, and a recycling
facility;
(s) Municipal waste shall refer to wastes produced from activities within
local government units which include a combination of domestic,
commercial, institutional and industrial wastes and street litters;
(t) 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;
(u) Opportunity to recycle shall refer to the act of providing a place for
collecting source-separated recyclable material, located either at a
disposal site or at another location more convenient to the population
being served, and collection at least once a month of source-
separated recyclable material from collection service customers and
to providing a public education and promotion program that gives
notice to each person of the opportunity to recycle and encourage
source separation of recyclable material;
(v) Person(s) shall refer to any being, natural or juridical, susceptible of
rights and obligations, or of being the subject of legal relations; ICaDHT
(w) Post-consumer material shall refer only to those materials or

products generated by a business or consumer which have served
their intended end use, and which have been separated or diverted
from solid waste for the purpose of being collected, processed and
used as a raw material in the manufacturing of a recycled product,
excluding materials and by-products generated from, and commonly
used within an original manufacturing process, such as mill scrap;

(x) Receptacles shall refer to individual containers used for the source
separation and the collection of recyclable materials;
(y) Recovered material shall refer to material and by-products that have
been recovered or diverted from solid waste for the purpose of being
collected, processed and used as a raw material in the manufacture
of a recycled product;
(z) Recyclable material shall refer to any waste material retrieved from
the waste stream and free from contamination that can still be
converted into suitable bene cial use or for other purposes, including,
but not limited to, newspaper, ferrous scrap metal, non-ferrous scrap
metal, used oil, corrugated cardboard, aluminum, glass, of ce paper,
tin cans and other materials as may be determined by the
Commission;
(aa) Recycled material shall refer to post-consumer material that has
been recycled and returned to the economy;
(bb) Recycling shall refer to the treating of used or waste materials
through a process of making them suitable for bene cial use and for
other purposes, and includes any process by which solid waste
materials are transformed into new products in such a manner that
the original products may lose their identity, and which may be used
as raw materials for the production of other goods or services:
Provided, That the collection, segregation and re-use of previously
used packaging material shall be deemed recycling under this Act;
(cc) 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;
(dd) Resource recovery shall refer to the collection, extraction or
recovery of recyclable materials from the waste stream for the
purpose of recycling, generating energy or producing a product
suitable for bene cial use: Provided, That, such resource recovery
facilities exclude incineration;
(ee) Re-use shall refer to the process of recovering materials intended
for the same or different purpose without the alteration of physical
and chemical characteristics;
(ff) Sanitary land ll shall refer to a waste disposal site designed,
constructed, operated and maintained in a manner that exerts
engineering control over signi cant potential environmental impacts
arising from the development and operation of the facility; CIcTAE
(gg) Schedule of Compliance shall refer to an enforceable sequence of

actions or operations to be accomplished within a stipulated time
frame leading to compliance with a limitation, prohibition, or standard
set forth in this Act or any rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto;
(hh) Secretary shall refer to the Secretary of the Department of

Environment and Natural Resources;
(ii) Segregation shall refer to a solid waste management practice of
separating 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;
(jj) 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;
(kk) Solid waste shall refer to all discarded household, commercial
waste, non-hazardous institutional and industrial waste, street
sweepings, construction debris, agricultural waste, and other non-
hazardous/non-toxic solid waste.
Unless speci cally noted otherwise, the term "solid waste" as used in
this Act shall not include:
(1) waste identi ed or listed as hazardous waste of a solid, liquid,
contained gaseous or semi-solid form which may cause or
contribute to an increase in mortality or in serious or
incapacitating reversible illness, or acute/chronic effect on the
health of persons and other organisms;
(2) infectious waste from hospitals such as equipment,
instruments, utensils, and fomites of a disposable nature from
patients who are suspected to have or have been diagnosed as
having communicable diseases and must therefore be isolated
as required by public health agencies, laboratory wastes such
as pathological specimens (i.e., all tissues, specimens of blood
elements, excreta, and secretions obtained from patients or
laboratory animals), and disposable fomites that may harbor or
transmit pathogenic organisms, and surgical operating room
pathologic specimens and disposable fomites attendant
thereto, and similar disposable materials from outpatient areas
and emergency rooms; and
(3) waste resulting from mining activities, including contaminated
soil and debris.AEcIaH
(ll) Solid waste management shall refer to the discipline associated with
the control of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport,
processing, and disposal of solid wastes in a manner that is in accord
with the best principles of public health, economics, engineering,
conservation, aesthetics, and other environmental considerations, and
that is also responsive to public attitudes;
(mm) Solid waste management facility shall refer to any resource
recovery system or component thereof; any system, program, or
facility for resource conservation; any facility for the collection, source
separation, storage, transportation, transfer, processing, treatment, or
disposal of solid waste;
(nn) 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;
(oo) Source separation shall refer to the sorting of solid waste into
some or all of its component parts at the point of generation;
(pp) Special wastes shall refer to household hazardous wastes such as
paints, thinners, household batteries, lead-acid batteries, spray
canisters and the like. These include wastes from residential and
commercial sources that comprise of bulky wastes, consumer
electronics, white goods, yard wastes that are collected separately,
batteries, oil, and tires. These wastes are usually handled separately
from other residential and commercial wastes;
(qq) Storage shall refer to the interim containment of solid waste after
generation and prior to collection for ultimate recovery or disposal; DaIACS
(rr) 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:
(1) a facility whose principal function is to receive, store, separate,
convert, or otherwise process in accordance with national
minimum standards, manure;
(2) 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
(3) 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.
(ss) Waste diversion shall refer to activities which reduce or eliminate
the amount of solid waste from waste disposal facilities;
(tt) White goods shall refer to large worn-out or broken household,
commercial, and industrial appliances such as stoves, refrigerators,
dishwashers, and clothes washers and dryers collected separately.
White goods are usually dismantled for the recovery of speci c
materials (e.g., copper, aluminum, etc.); and
(uu) Yard waste shall refer to wood, small or chipped branches, leaves,
grass clippings, garden debris, vegetable residue that is recognizable
as part of a plant or vegetable and other materials identi ed by the
Commission. AcISTE
CHAPTER II
Institutional Mechanism
SECTION 4. National Solid Waste Management Commission. There is
hereby established a National Solid Waste Management Commission, hereinafter
referred to as the Commission, under the Of ce of the President. The Commission shall
be composed of fourteen (14) members from the government sector and three (3)
members from the private sector. The government sector shall be represented by the
heads of the following agencies in their ex officio capacity:
(1) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);
(2) Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG);
(3) Department of Science and Technology (DOST);
(4) Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH);
(5) Department of Health (DOH);
(6) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);
(7) Department of Agriculture (DA);
(8) Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA);
(9) League of provincial governors;
(10) League of city mayors;
(11) League of municipal mayors;
(12) Association of barangay councils;
(13) Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA); and
(14) Philippine Information Agency.
The private sector shall be represented by the following:
(a) A representative from nongovernment organizations (NGOs) whose
principal purpose is to promote recycling and the protection of air
and water quality;
(b) A representative from the recycling industry; and
(c) A representative from the manufacturing or packaging industry;
The Commission may, from time to time, call on any other concerned agencies or
sectors as it may deem necessary. TADIHE
Provided, That representatives from the NGOs, recycling and manufacturing or

packaging industries shall be nominated through a process designed by themselves
and shall be appointed by the President for a term of three (3) years.
Provided, further, That the Secretaries of the member agencies of the
Commission shall formulate action plans for their respective agencies to complement
the National Solid Waste Management Framework.
The Department Secretary and a private sector representative of the
Commission shall serve as chairman and vice chairman, respectively. The private sector
representatives of the Commission shall be appointed on the basis of their integrity,
high degree of professionalism and having distinguished themselves in environmental
and resource management. The members of the Commission shall serve and continue
to hold of ce until their successors shall have been appointed and quali ed. Should a
member of the Commission fail to complete his/her term, the successor shall be
appointed by the President of the Philippines but only for the unexpired portion of the
term. Finally, the members shall be entitled to reasonable traveling expenses and
honoraria.
The Department, through the Environmental Management Bureau, shall provide
secretariat support to the Commission. The Secretariat shall be headed by an executive
director who shall be nominated by the members of the Commission and appointed by
the chairman.
SECTION 5. Powers and Functions of the Commission. The Commission
shall oversee the implementation of solid waste management plans and prescribe
policies to achieve the objectives of this Act. The Commission shall undertake the
following activities:
(a) Prepare the national solid waste management framework;
(b) Approve local solid waste management plans in accordance with its
rules and regulations;
(c) Review and monitor the implementation of local solid waste
management plans; cCaDSA
(d) Coordinate the operation of local solid waste management boards in

the provincial and city/municipal levels;
(e) To the maximum extent feasible, utilizing existing resources, assist
provincial, city and municipal solid waste management boards in the
preparation, modi cation, and implementation of waste management
plans;
(f) Develop a model provincial, city and municipal solid waste
management plan that will establish prototypes of the content and
format which provinces, cities and municipalities may use in meeting
the requirements of the National Solid Waste Management
Framework;
(g) Adopt a program to provide technical and other capability building
assistance and support to local government units in the development
and implementation of source reduction programs;
(h) Develop and implement a program to assist local government units
in the identi cation of markets for materials that are diverted from
disposal facilities through re-use, recycling, and composting, and
other environment-friendly methods;
(i) Develop a mechanism for the imposition of sanctions for the violation
of environmental rules and regulations;
(j) Manage the Solid Waste Management Fund;
(k) Develop and prescribe procedures for the issuance of appropriate
permits and clearances;
(l) Review the incentives scheme for effective solid waste management,
for purposes of ensuring relevance and ef ciency in achieving the
objectives of this Act;
(m) Formulate the necessary education promotion and information
campaign strategies; AEDCHc
(n) Establish, after notice and hearing of the parties concerned,

standards, criteria, guidelines and formula that are fair, equitable and
reasonable, in establishing tipping charges and rates that the
proponent will charge in the operation and management of solid
waste management facilities and technologies;
(o) Develop safety nets and alternative livelihood programs for small
recyclers and other sectors that will be affected as a result of the
construction and/or operation of a solid waste management recycling
plant or facility;
(p) Formulate and update a list of non-environmentally acceptable
materials in accordance with the provisions of this Act. For this
purpose, it shall be necessary that proper consultation be conducted
by the Commission with all concerned industries to ensure a list that
is based on technological and economic viability;
(q) Encourage private sector initiatives, community participation and
investments resource recovery-based livelihood programs for local
communities;
(r) Encourage all local government agencies and all local government
units to patronize products manufactured using recycled and
recyclable materials; EIcSTD
(s) Propose and adopt regulations requiring the source separation and
post separation collection, segregated collection, processing,
marketing and sale of organic and designated recyclable material
generated in each local government unit; and
(t) Study and review the following:
(i) Standards, criteria and guidelines for the promulgation and
implementation of an integrated national solid waste
management framework; and
(ii) Criteria and guidelines for siting, design, operation and
maintenance of solid waste management facilities.
SECTION 6. Meetings. The Commission shall meet at least once a month.
The presence of at least a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The
chairman, or in his absence the vice chairman, shall be the presiding of cer. In the
absence of the heads of the agencies mentioned in Sec. 4 of this Act, they may
designate permanent representatives to attend the meetings.
SECTION 7. The National Ecology Center. There shall be established a
National Ecology Center under the Commission which shall provide consulting,
information, training, and networking services for the implementation of the provisions
of this Act. cDAEIH
In this regard, it shall perform the following functions:

(a) Facilitate training and education in integrated ecological solid waste
management;
(b) Establish and manage a solid waste management information data
base, in coordination with the DTI and other concerned agencies:
(1) on solid waste generation and management techniques as
well as the management, technical and operational approaches
to resource recovery; and
(2) of processors/recyclers, the list of materials being recycled or
bought by them and their respective prices;
(c) Promote the development of a recycling market through the
establishment of a national recycling network that will enhance the
opportunity to recycle;
(d) Provide or facilitate expert assistance in pilot modeling of solid
waste management facilities; and
(e) Develop, test, and disseminate model waste minimization and
reduction auditing procedures for evaluating options.
The National Ecology Center shall be headed by the director of the Bureau in his
ex of cio capacity. It shall maintain a multi-sectoral, multi-disciplinary pool of experts
including those from the academe, inventors, practicing professionals, business and
industry, youth, women and other concerned sectors, who shall be screened according
to qualifications set by the Commission.
SECTION 8. Role of the Department. For the furtherance of the objectives
of this Act, the Department shall have the following functions:
(a) Chair the Commission created pursuant to this Act;
(b) Prepare an annual National Solid Waste Management Status Report;
(c) Prepare and distribute information, education and communication
materials on solid waste management;
(d) Establish methods and other parameters for the measurement of
waste reduction, collection and disposal;
(e) Provide technical and other capability building assistance and
support to the LGUs in the development and implementation of local
solid waste management plans and programs;
(f) Recommend policies to eliminate barriers to waste reduction
programs; SACTIH
(g) Exercise visitorial and enforcement powers to ensure strict

compliance with this Act;
(h) Perform such other powers and functions necessary to achieve the
objectives of this Act; and
(i) Issue rules and regulations to effectively implement the provisions of
this Act.
SECTION 9. Visitorial Powers of the Department. The Department or its
duly authorized representative shall have access to, and the right to copy therefrom, the
records required to be maintained pursuant to the provisions of this Act. The Secretary
or the duly authorized representative shall likewise have the right to enter the premises
of any generator, recycler or manufacturer, or other facilities any time to question any
employee or investigate any fact, condition or matter which may be necessary to
determine any violation, or which may aid in the effective enforcement of this Act and
its implementing rules and regulations. This Section shall not apply to private dwelling
places unless the visitorial power is otherwise judicially authorized.
SECTION 10. Role of LGUs in Solid Waste Management . Pursuant to the
relevant provisions of R.A. No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code,
the LGUs shall be primarily responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the
provisions of this Act within their respective jurisdictions.
Segregation and collection of solid waste shall be conducted at the barangay
level speci cally for biodegradable, compostable and reusable wastes: Provided, That
the collection of non-recyclable materials and special wastes shall be the responsibility
of the municipality or city.
SECTION 11. Provincial Solid Waste Management Board. A Provincial Solid
Waste Management Board shall be established in every province, to be chaired by the
governor. Its members shall include:
(a) All the mayors of its component cities and municipalities;
(b) One (1) representative from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to be
represented by the chairperson of either the Committees on
Environment or Health or their equivalent committees, to be
nominated by the presiding officer;
(c) The provincial health and/or general services of cers, whichever may
be recommended by the governor;
(d) The provincial environment and natural resources officer;
(e) The provincial engineer;
(f) Congressional representative/s from each congressional district
within the province; ICAcaH
(g) A representative from the NGO sector whose principal purpose is to

promote recycling and the protection of air and water quality;
(h) A representative from the recycling industry;
(i) A representative from the manufacturing or packaging industry; and
(j) A representative of each concerned government agency possessing
relevant technical and marketing expertise as may be determined by
the Board.
The Provincial Solid Waste Management Board may, from time to time, call on
any other concerned agencies or sectors as it may deem necessary.
packaging industries shall be selected through a process designed by themselves and
shall be endorsed by the government agency representatives of the Board: Provided,
further, That in the Province of Palawan, the Board shall be chaired by the chairman of
the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, pursuant to Republic Act No. 7611.
In the case of Metro Manila, the Board shall be chaired by the chairperson of the
MMDA and its members shall include:
(i) All mayors of its component cities and municipalities;
(ii) A representative from the NGO sector whose principal purpose is to
promote recycling and the protection of air and water quality; THAECc
(iii) A representative from the recycling industry; and

(iv) A representative from the manufacturing or packaging industry.
The Board may, from time to time, call on any other concerned agencies or
sectors as it may deem necessary.
shall be endorsed by the government agency representatives of the Board.
The Provincial Solid Waste Management Board shall have the following functions
and responsibilities:
(1) Develop a provincial solid waste management plan from the
submitted solid waste management plans of the respective city and
municipal solid waste management boards herein created. It shall
review and integrate the submitted plans of all its component cities
and municipalities and ensure that the various plans complement
each other, and have the requisite components. The Provincial Solid
Waste Management Plan shall be submitted to the Commission for
approval.
The Provincial Plan shall re ect the general program of action
and initiatives of the provincial government in implementing a solid
waste management program that would support the various
initiatives of its component cities and municipalities. CacEIS

(2) Provide the necessary logistical and operational support to its
component cities and municipalities in consonance with subsection
(f) of Sec. 17 of the Local Government Code;
(3) Recommend measures and safeguards against pollution and for the
preservation of the natural ecosystem;
(4) Recommend measures to generate resources, funding and
implementation of projects and activities as speci ed in the duly
approved solid waste management plans;
(5) Identify areas within its jurisdiction which have common solid waste
management problems and are appropriate units for planning local
solid waste management services in accordance with Section 41
hereof;
(6) Coordinate the efforts of the component cities and municipalities in
the implementation of the Provincial Solid Waste Management Plan;
(7) Develop an appropriate incentive scheme as an integral component
of the Provincial Solid Waste Management Plan;
(8) Convene joint meetings of the provincial, city and municipal solid
waste management boards at least every quarter for purposes of
integrating, synchronizing, monitoring and evaluating the development
and implementation of its provincial solid waste management plan;
(9) Represent any of its component city or municipality in coordinating
its resource and operational requirements with agencies of the
national government;
(10) Oversee the implementation of the Provincial Solid Waste
Management Plan;
(11) Review every two (2) years or as the need arises the Provincial Solid
Waste Management Plan for purposes of ensuring its sustainability,
viability, effectiveness and relevance in relation to local and
international developments in the eld of solid waste management;
and
(12) Allow for the clustering of LGUs for the solution of common solid
waste management problems.
SECTION 12. City and Municipal Solid Waste Management Board. Each city
or municipality shall form a City or Municipal Waste Management Board that shall
prepare, submit and implement a plan for the safe and sanitary management of solid
waste generated in areas under its geographic and political coverage. CHDAEc
The City or Municipal Solid Waste Management Board shall be composed of the
city or municipal mayor as head with the following as members:
(a) One (1) representative of the Sangguniang Panlungsod or the
Sangguniang Bayan, preferably chairpersons of either the Committees
on Environment or Health, who will be designated by the presiding
officer;
(b) President of the Association of Barangay Councils in the municipality
or city;
(c) Chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation;
(d) A representative from NGOs whose principal purpose is to promote
recycling and the protection of air and water quality;
(e) A representative from the recycling industry;
(f) A representative from the manufacturing or packaging industry; and
(g) A representative of each concerned government agency possessing
relevant technical and marketing expertise as may be determined by
the Board. DCAEcS
The City or Municipal Solid Waste Management Board may, from time to time,
call on any concerned agencies or sectors as it may deem necessary.
shall be endorsed by the government agency representatives of the Board.
The City and Municipal Solid Waste Boards shall have the following duties and
responsibilities:
(1) Develop the City or Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan that
shall ensure the long-term management of solid waste, as well as
integrate the various solid waste management plans and strategies of
the barangays in its area of jurisdiction. In the development of the
Solid Waste Management Plan, it shall conduct consultations with the
various sectors of the community;
(2) Adopt measures to promote and ensure the viability and effective
implementation of solid waste management programs in its
component barangays;
(3) Monitor the implementation of the City or Municipal Solid Waste
Management Plan through its various political subdivisions and in
cooperation with the private sector and the NGOs;
(4) Adopt speci c revenue-generating measures to promote the viability
of its Solid Waste Management Plan;
(5) Convene regular meetings for purposes of planning and coordinating
the implementation of the solid waste management plans of the
respective component barangays;
(6) Oversee the implementation of the City or Municipal Solid Waste
Management Plan; cAHIaE
(7) Review every two (2) years or as the need arises the City or Municipal
Solid Waste Management Plan for purposes of ensuring its
sustainability, viability, effectiveness and relevance in relation to local
and international developments in the eld of solid waste
management;
(8) Develop the speci c mechanics and guidelines for the
implementation of the City or Municipal Solid Waste Management
Plan;
(9) Recommend to appropriate local government authorities speci c
measures or proposals for franchise or build-operate-transfer
agreements with duly recognized institutions, pursuant to R.A. 6957,
to provide either exclusive or non-exclusive authority for the
collection, transfer, storage, processing, recycling or disposal of
municipal solid waste. The proposals shall take into consideration
appropriate government rules and regulations on contracts,
franchises and build-operate-transfer agreements;
(10) Provide the necessary logistical and operational support to its
component cities and municipalities in consonance with subsection
(f) of Sec. 17 of the Local Government Code;
(11) Recommend measures and safeguards against pollution and for
the preservation of the natural ecosystem; and
(12) Coordinate the efforts of its component barangays in the
implementation of the city or municipal Solid Waste Management
Plan.
SECTION 13. Establishment of Multi-Purpose Environment Cooperatives or
Associations in Every LGU . Multi-purpose cooperatives and associations that shall
undertake activities to promote the implementation and/or directly undertake projects
in compliance with the provisions of this Act shall be encouraged and promoted in
every LGU. ESDcIA
CHAPTER III
Comprehensive Solid Waste Management
ARTICLE 1
General Provisions
SECTION 14. National Solid Waste Management Status Report. The
Department, in coordination with the DOH and other concerned agencies, shall within
six (6) months after the effectivity of this Act, prepare a National Solid Waste
Management Status Report which shall be used as a basis in formulating the National
Solid Waste Management Framework provided in Sec. 15 of this Act. The concerned
agencies shall submit to the Department relevant data necessary for the completion of
the said report within three (3) months following the effectivity of this Act. The said
report shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(a) Inventory of existing solid waste facilities;
(b) General waste characterization, taking into account the type, quantity
of waste generated and estimation of volume and type of waste for
reduction and recycling;
(c) Projection of waste generation; ISTCHE
(d) The varying regional geologic, hydrologic, climatic, and other factors
vital in the implementation of solid waste practices to ensure the
reasonable protection of:
(1) the quality of surface and groundwater from leachate
contamination;
(2) the quality of surface waters from surface run-off
contamination; and
(3) ambient air quality.
(e) Population density, distribution and projected growth;
(f) The political, economic, organizational, nancial and management
problems affecting comprehensive solid waste management;
(g) Systems and techniques of waste reduction, re-use and recycling;
(h) Available markets for recyclable materials;
(i) Estimated cost of collecting, storing, transporting, marketing and
disposal of wastes and recyclable materials; and
(j) Pertinent qualitative and quantitative information concerning the
extent of solid waste management problems and solid waste
management activities undertaken by local government units and the
waste generators.
Provided, That the Department, in consultation with concerned agencies, shall
review, update and publish a National Solid Waste Management Status Report every
two (2) years or as the need arises.
SECTION 15. National Solid Waste Management Framework. Within six (6)
months from the completion of the national solid waste management status report
under Sec. 14 of this Act, the Commission created under Sec. 4 of this Act shall, with
public participation, formulate and implement a National Solid Waste Management
Framework. Such framework shall consider and include:
(a) Analysis and evaluation of the current state, trends, projections of
solid waste management on the national, provincial and municipal
levels; ScaEIT
(b) Identi cation of critical solid waste facilities and local government
units which will need closer monitoring and/or regulation;
(c) Characteristics and conditions of collection, storage, processing,
disposal, operating methods, techniques and practices, location of
facilities where such operating methods, techniques and practices are
conducted, taking into account the nature of the waste;
(d) Waste diversion goal pursuant to Sec. 20 of this Act;
(e) Schedule for the closure and/or upgrading of open and controlled
dumps pursuant to Sec. 37 of this Act;
(f) Methods of closing or upgrading open dumps for purposes of
eliminating potential health hazards;
(g) The pro le of sources, including industrial, commercial, domestic
and other sources; aHTCIc
(h) Practical applications of environmentally sound techniques of waste

minimization such as, but not limited to, resource conservation,
segregation at source, recycling, resource recovery, including waste-
to-energy generation, re-use and composting;
(i) A technical and economic description of the level of performance that
can be attained by various available solid waste management
practices which provide for the protection of public health and the
environment;
(j) Appropriate solid waste facilities and conservation systems;
(k) Recycling programs for the recyclable materials, such as but not
limited to glass, paper, plastic and metal;
(l) Venues for public participation from all sectors at all phases/stages
of the waste management program/project;
(m) Information and education campaign strategies;
(n) A description of levels of performance and appropriate methods and
degrees of control that provide, at the minimum, for protection of
public health and welfare through:
(1) Protection of the quality of groundwater and surface waters
from leachate and run-off contamination;
(2) Disease and epidemic prevention and control;

(3) Prevention and control of offensive odor; and
(4) Safety and aesthetics.
(o) Minimum criteria to be used by the local government units to de ne
ecological solid waste management practices. As much as
practicable, such guidelines shall also include minimum information
for use in deciding the adequate location, design, and construction of
facilities associated with solid waste management practices,
including the consideration of regional, geographic, demographic, and
climatic factors; and
(p) The method and procedure for the phaseout and the eventual
closure within eighteen (18) months from the effectivity of this Act in
case of existing open dumps and/or sanitary land lls located within
an aquifer, groundwater reservoir or watershed area.
SECTION 16. Local Government Solid Waste Management Plans. The
province, city or municipality, through its local solid waste management boards, shall
prepare its respective 10-year solid waste management plans consistent with the
national solid waste management framework: Provided, That the waste management
plan shall be for the re-use, recycling and composting of wastes generated in their
respective jurisdictions: Provided, further, That the solid waste management plan of the
LGU shall ensure the ef cient management of solid waste generated within its
jurisdiction. The plan shall place primary emphasis on implementation of all feasible re-
use, recycling, and composting programs while identifying the amount of land ll and
transformation capacity that will be needed for solid waste which cannot be re-used,
recycled, or composted. The plan shall contain all the components provided in Sec. 17
of this Act and a timetable for the implementation of the solid waste management
program in accordance with the National Framework and pursuant to the provisions of
this Act: Provided, nally , That it shall be reviewed and updated every year by the
provincial, city or municipal solid waste management board.
For LGUs which have considered solid waste management alternatives to
comply with Sec. 37 of this Act, but are unable to utilize such alternatives, a timetable or
schedule of compliance specifying the remedial measures and eventual compliance
shall be included in the plan. EcDSTI
All local government solid waste management plans shall be subjected to the
approval of the Commission. The plan shall be consistent with the national framework
and in accordance with the provisions of this Act and of the policies set by the
Commission: Provided, That in the Province of Palawan, the local government solid
waste management plan shall be approved by the Palawan Council for Sustainable
Development, pursuant to R.A. No. 7611.
SECTION 17. The Components of the Local Government Solid Waste
Management Plan. The solid waste management plan shall include, but not be limited
to, the following components:
(a) City or Municipal Pro le The plan shall indicate the following
background information on the city or municipality and its component barangays,
covering important highlights of the distinct geographic and other conditions:
(1) Estimated population of each barangay within the city or municipality
and population projection for a 10-year period;
(2) Illustration or map of the city/municipality, indicating locations of
residential, commercial, and industrial centers, and agricultural area,
as well as dump sites, land lls and other solid waste facilities. The
illustration shall indicate as well, the proposed sites for disposal and
other solid waste facilities;
(3) Estimated solid waste generation and projection by source, such as
residential, market, commercial, industrial, construction/demolition,
street waste, agricultural, agro-industrial, institutional, other wastes;
and
(4) Inventory of existing waste disposal and other solid waste facilities
and capacities. TADcCS
(b) Waste characterization For the initial source reduction and recycling
element of a local waste management plan, the LGU waste characterization component
shall identify the constituent materials which comprise the solid waste generated
within the jurisdiction of the LGU. The information shall be representative of the solid
waste generated and disposed of within that area. The constituent materials shall be
identi ed by volume, percentage in weight or its volumetric equivalent, material type,
and source of generation which includes residential, commercial, industrial,
governmental, or other sources. Future revisions of waste characterization studies shall
identify the constituent materials which comprise the solid waste disposed of at
permitted disposal facilities.
(c) Collection and Transfer The plan shall take into account the geographic
subdivisions to de ne the coverage of the solid waste collection area in every
barangay. The barangay shall be responsible for ensuring that a 100% collection
ef ciency from residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural sources, where
necessary within its area of coverage, is achieved. Toward this end, the plan shall de ne
and identify the speci c strategies and activities to be undertaken by its component
barangays, taking into account the following concerns:
(1) Availability and provision of properly designed containers or
receptacles in selected collection points for the temporary storage of
solid waste while awaiting collection and transfer to processing sites
or to final disposal sites;
(2) Segregation of different types of solid waste for re-use, recycling
and composting;
(3) Hauling and transfer of solid waste from source or collection points
to processing sites or final disposal sites;
(4) Issuance and enforcement of ordinances to effectively implement a
collection system in the barangay; and
(5) Provision of properly trained of cers and workers to handle solid
waste disposal. CTcSAE
The plan shall de ne and specify the methods and systems for the transfer of
solid waste from specific collection points to solid waste management facilities.
(d) Processing The plan shall define the methods and the facilities required
to process the solid waste, including the use of intermediate treatment facilities for
composting, recycling, conversion and other waste processing systems. Other
appropriate waste processing technologies may also be considered provided that such
technologies conform with internationally-acceptable and other standards set in other
laws and regulations.
(e) Source reduction The source reduction component shall include a
program and implementation schedule which shows the methods by which the LGU
will, in combination with the recycling and composting components, reduce a suf cient
amount of solid waste disposed of in accordance with the diversion requirements of
Sec. 20.
The source reduction component shall describe the following:
(1) strategies in reducing the volume of solid waste generated at
source;
(2) measures for implementing such strategies and the resources
necessary to carry out such activities;
(3) other appropriate waste reduction technologies that may also be
considered, provided that such technologies conform with the
standards set pursuant to this Act;
(4) the types of wastes to be reduced pursuant to Sec. 15 of this Act;
(5) the methods that the LGU will use to determine the categories of
solid wastes to be diverted from disposal at a disposal facility
through re-use, recycling and composting; and
(6) new facilities and of expansion of existing facilities which will be
needed to implement re-use, recycling and composting.
The LGU source reduction component shall include the evaluation and
identi cation of rate structures and fees for the purpose of reducing the amount of
waste generated, and other source reduction strategies, including but not limited to,
programs and economic incentives provided under Sec. 45 of this Act to reduce the
use of non-recyclable materials, replace disposable materials and products with
reusable materials and products, reduce packaging, and increase the ef ciency of the
use of paper, cardboard, glass, metal, and other materials. The waste reduction
activities of the community shall also take into account, among others, local capability,
economic viability, technical requirements, social concerns, disposition of residual
waste and environmental impact: Provided, That, projection of future facilities needed
and estimated cost shall be incorporated in the plan.
(f) Recycling The recycling component shall include a program and
implementation schedule which shows the methods by which the LGU shall, in
combination with the source reduction and composting components, reduce a
suf cient amount of solid waste disposed of in accordance with the diversion
requirements set in Sec. 20. acHDTE
The LGU recycling component shall describe the following:

(1) The types of materials to be recycled under the programs;
(2) The methods for determining the categories of solid wastes to be
diverted from disposal at a disposal facility through recycling; and
(3) New facilities and expansion of existing facilities needed to
implement the recycling component.
The LGU recycling component shall describe methods for developing the
markets for recycled materials, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of the
feasibility of procurement preferences for the purchase of recycled products. Each LGU
may determine and grant a price preference to encourage the purchase of recycled
products.
The ve-year strategy for collecting, processing, marketing and selling the
designated recyclable materials shall take into account persons engaged in the
business of recycling or persons otherwise providing recycling services before the
effectivity of this Act. Such strategy may be based upon the results of the waste
composition analysis performed pursuant to this Section or information obtained in the
course of past collection of solid waste by the local government unit, and may include
recommendations with respect to increasing the number of materials designated for
recycling pursuant to this Act.
The LGU recycling component shall evaluate industrial, commercial, residential,
agricultural, governmental, and other curbside, mobile, drop-off, and buy-back recycling
programs, manual and automated materials recovery facilities, zoning, building code
changes and rate structures which encourage recycling of materials. The Solid Waste
Management Plan shall indicate the speci c measures to be undertaken to meet the
waste diversion specified under Sec. 20 of this Act. cHAaEC
Recommended revisions to the building ordinances, requiring newly-constructed

buildings and buildings undergoing speci ed alterations to contain storage space,
devices or mechanisms that facilitate source separation and storage of designated
recyclable materials to enable the local government unit to ef ciently collect, process,
market and sell the designated materials. Such recommendations shall include, but
shall not be limited to separate chutes to facilitate source separation in multi-family
dwellings, storage areas that conform to re and safety code regulations, and
specialized storage containers.
The Solid Waste Management Plan shall indicate the speci c measures to be
undertaken to meet the recycling goals pursuant to the objectives of this Act.
(g) Composting The composting component shall include a program and
implementation schedule which shows the methods by which the LGU shall, in
combination with the source reduction and recycling components, reduce a suf cient
amount of solid waste disposed of within its jurisdiction to comply with the diversion
requirements of Sec. 20 hereof.
The LGU composting component shall describe the following:
(1) The types of materials which will be composted under the programs;
(2) The methods for determining the categories of solid wastes to be
diverted from disposal at a disposal facility through composting; and
(3) New facilities, and expansion of existing facilities needed to
implement the composting component.
The LGU composting component shall describe methods for developing the
markets for composted materials, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of the
feasibility of procurement preferences for the purchase of composted products. Each
LGU may determine and grant a price preference to encourage the purchase of
composted products. DHCSTa
(h) Solid waste facility capacity and nal disposal The solid waste facility
component shall include, but shall not be limited to, a projection of the amount of
disposal capacity needed to accommodate the solid waste generated, reduced by the
following:
(1) Implementation of source reduction, recycling, and composting
programs required in this Section or through implementation of other
waste diversion activities pursuant to Sec. 20 of this Act;
(2) Any permitted disposal facility which will be available during the 10-
year planning period; and
(3) All disposal capacity which has been secured through an agreement
with another LGU, or through an agreement with a solid waste
enterprise.
The plan shall identify existing and proposed disposal sites and waste
management facilities in the city or municipality or in other areas. The plan shall specify
the strategies for the ef cient disposal of waste through existing disposal facilities and
the identi cation of prospective sites for future use. The selection and development of
disposal sites shall be made on the basis of internationally accepted standards and on
the guidelines set in Secs. 41 and 42 of this Act.
Strategies shall be included to improve said existing sites to reduce adverse
impact on health and the environment, and to extend life span and capacity. The plan
shall clearly de ne projections for future disposal site requirements and the estimated
cost for these efforts.
Open dump sites shall not be allowed as nal disposal sites. If an open dump
site is existing within the city or municipality, the plan shall make provisions for its
closure or eventual phase out within the period speci ed under the framework and
pursuant to the provisions under Sec. 37 of this Act. As an alternative, sanitary land ll
sites shall be developed and operated as a nal disposal site for solid and, eventually,
residual wastes of a municipality or city or a cluster of municipalities and/or cities.
Sanitary land lls shall be designed and operated in accordance with the guidelines set
under Secs. 40 and 41 of this Act. ICcaST
(i) Education and public information The education and public information
component shall describe how the LGU will educate and inform its citizens about the
source reduction, recycling, and composting programs.
The plan shall make provisions to ensure that information on waste collection
services, solid waste management and related health and environmental concerns are
widely disseminated among the public. This shall be undertaken through the print and
broadcast media and other government agencies in the municipality. The DECS and the
Commission on Higher Education shall ensure that waste management shall be
incorporated in the curriculum of primary, secondary and college students.
(j) Special waste The special waste component shall include existing
waste handling and disposal practices for special wastes or household hazardous
wastes, and the identi cation of current and proposed programs to ensure the proper
handling, re-use, and long-term disposal of special wastes.
(k) Resource requirement and funding The funding component includes
identi cation and description of project costs, revenues, and revenue sources the LGU
will use to implement all components of the LGU solid waste management plan. AICHaS
The plan shall likewise indicate speci c projects, activities, equipment and
technological requirements for which outside sourcing of funds or materials may be
necessary to carry out the speci c components of the plan. It shall de ne the speci c
uses for its resource requirements and indicate its costs. The plan shall likewise
indicate how the province, city or municipality intends to generate the funds for the
acquisition of its resource requirements. It shall also indicate if certain resource
requirements are being or will be sourced from fees, grants, donations, local funding
and other means. This will serve as basis for the determination and assessment of
incentives which may be extended to the province, city or municipality as provided for in
Sec. 45 of this Act.
(l) Privatization of solid waste management projects The plan shall
likewise indicate specific measures to promote the participation of the private sector in
the management of solid wastes, particularly in the generation and development of the
essential technologies for solid waste management. Speci c projects or component
activities of the plan which may be offered as private sector investment activity shall be
identi ed and promoted as such. Appropriate incentives for private sector involvement
in solid waste management shall likewise be established and provided for in the plan, in
consonance with Sec. 45 hereof and other existing laws, policies and regulations; and
(m) Incentive programs A program providing for incentives, cash or
otherwise, which shall encourage the participation of concerned sectors shall likewise
be included in the plan. DEIHSa
SECTION 18. Owner and Operator. Responsibility for compliance with the
standards in this Act shall rest with the owner and/or operator. If speci cally
designated, the operator is considered to have primary responsibility for compliance;
however, this does not relieve the owner of the duty to take all reasonable steps to
assure compliance with these standards and any assigned conditions. When the title to
a disposal is transferred to another person, the new owner shall be noti ed by the
previous owner of the existence of these standards and of the conditions assigned to
assure compliance.
SECTION 19. Waste Characterization. The Department, in coordination with
the LGUs, shall be responsible for the establishment of the guidelines for the accurate
characterization of wastes including determination of whether or not wastes will be
compatible with containment features and other wastes, and whether or not wastes are
required to be managed as hazardous wastes under R.A. 6969, otherwise known as the
Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act.
SECTION 20. Establishing Mandatory Solid Waste Diversion. Each LGU
plan shall include an implementation schedule which shows that within ve (5) years
after the effectivity of this Act, the LGU shall divert at least 25% of all solid waste from
waste disposal facilities through re-use, recycling, and composting activities and other
resource recovery activities: Provided, That the waste diversion goals shall be
increased every three (3) years thereafter: Provided, further, That nothing in this Section
prohibits a local government unit from implementing re-use, recycling, and composting
activities designed to exceed the goal.
ARTICLE 2
Segregation of Wastes
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 Sec.
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.
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: Provided, That in the case of bulky waste, it will suf ce that
the same be collected and placed in a separate and designated area;
and
(b) The solid waste container depending on its use shall be properly
marked or identi ed for on-site collection as "compostable", "non-
recyclable", "recyclable" or "special waste", or any other classi cation
as may be determined by the Commission. CIAHDT
ARTICLE 3
Collection and Transport of Solid Wastes
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.
SECTION 24. Requirements for the Transport of Solid Waste . The use of
separate collection schedules and/or separate trucks or haulers shall be required for
speci c types of wastes. Otherwise, vehicles used for the collection and transport of
solid wastes shall have the appropriate compartments to facilitate ef cient storing of
sorted wastes while in transit.
Vehicles shall be designed to consider road size, condition and capacity to
ensure the safe and efficient collection and transport of solid wastes.
The waste compartment shall have a cover to ensure the containment of solid
wastes while in transit. acIASE
For the purpose of identi cation, vehicles shall bear the body number, the name,
and telephone number of the contractor/agency collecting solid waste.
SECTION 25. Guidelines for Transfer Stations . Transfer stations shall be
designed and operated for ef cient waste handling capacity and in compliance with
environmental standards and guidelines set pursuant to this Act and other regulations:
Provided, That no waste shall be stored in such station beyond twenty-four (24) hours.
The siting of the transfer station shall consider the land use plan, proximity to
collection area, and accessibility of haul routes to disposal facility. The design shall give
primary consideration to size and space suf ciency in order to accommodate the
waste for storage and vehicles for loading and unloading of wastes.
ARTICLE 4
Recycling Program
SECTION 26. Inventory of Existing Markets for Recyclable Materials. The
DTI shall, within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act and in cooperation with
the Department, the DILG and other concerned agencies and sectors, publish a study of
existing markets for processing and purchasing recyclable materials and the potential
steps necessary to expand these markets. Such study shall include, but not be limited
to, an inventory of existing markets for recyclable materials, product standards for
recyclable and recycled materials, and a proposal, developed in conjunction with the
appropriate agencies, to stimulate the demand for the production of products
containing post-consumer and recovered materials.
SECTION 27. Requirement for Eco-Labeling. The DTI shall formulate and
implement a coding system for packaging materials and products to facilitate waste
recycling and re-use. aETADI
SECTION 28. Reclamation Programs and Buy-back Centers for Recyclables

and Toxics . The National Ecology Center shall assist LGUs in establishing and
implementing deposit or reclamation programs in coordination with manufacturers,
recyclers and generators to provide separate collection systems or convenient drop-off
locations for recyclable materials and particularly for separated toxic components of
the waste stream like dry cell batteries and tires to ensure that they are not incinerated
or disposed of in a land ll. Upon effectivity of this Act, toxic materials present in the
waste stream should be separated at source, collected separately, and further
screened and sent to appropriate hazardous waste treatment and disposal plants,
consistent with the provisions of R.A. No. 6969.
SECTION 29. Non-Environmentally Acceptable Products. Within one (1)
year from the effectivity of this Act, the Commission shall, after public notice and
hearing, prepare a list of non-environmentally acceptable products as de ned in this
Act that shall be prohibited according to a schedule that shall be prepared by the
Commission: Provided, however, That non-environmentally acceptable products shall
not be prohibited unless the Commission rst nds that there are alternatives available
which are available to consumers at no more than ten percent (10%) greater cost than
the disposable product.
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, this section shall not apply
to:
(a) Packaging used at hospitals, nursing homes or other medical
facilities; and
(b) Any packaging which is not environmentally acceptable, but for
which there is no commercially available alternative as determined by
the Commission.
The Commission shall annually review and update the list of prohibited non-
environmentally acceptable products. cHESAD
SECTION 30. Prohibition on the Use of Non-Environmentally Acceptable

Packaging. No person owning, operating or conducting a commercial establishment
in the country shall sell or convey at retail or possess with the intent to sell or convey at
retail any products that are placed, wrapped or packaged in or on packaging which is
not environmentally acceptable packaging: Provided, That the Commission shall
determine a phaseout period after proper consultation and hearing with the
stakeholders or with the sectors concerned. The presence in the commercial
establishment of non-environmentally acceptable packaging shall constitute a
rebuttable presumption of intent to sell or convey the same at retail to customers.
Any person who is a manufacturer, broker or warehouse operator engaging in the
distribution or transportation of commercial products within the country shall le a
report with the concerned local government unit within one (1) year from the effectivity
of this Act, and annually thereafter, a listing of any products in packaging which is not
environmentally acceptable. The Commission shall prescribe the form of such report in
its regulations.
A violation of this Section shall be suf cient grounds for the revocation,
suspension, denial or non-renewal of any license for the establishment in which the
violation occurs.
SECTION 31. Recycling Market Development. The Commission together
with the National Ecology Center, the DTI and the Department of Finance shall establish
procedures, standards and strategies to market recyclable materials and develop the
local market for recycled goods, including but not limited to:
(a) measures providing economic incentives and assistance including
loans and grants for the establishment of privately-owned facilities to
manufacture finished products from post-consumer materials;
(b) guarantees by the national and local governments to purchase a
percentage of the output of the facility; and
(c) maintaining a list of prospective buyers, establishing contact with
prospective buyers and reviewing and making any necessary changes
in collecting or processing the materials to improve their
marketability.IHEaAc
In order to encourage establishment of new facilities to produce goods from

post-consumer and recovered materials generated within local government units, and
to conserve energy by reducing materials transportation, whenever appropriate, each
local government unit may arrange for long-term contracts to purchase a substantial
share of the product output of a proposed facility which will be based in the jurisdiction
of the local government unit if such facility will manufacture such nished products
from post-consumer and recovered materials.
SECTION 32. Establishment of LGU Materials Recovery Facility . There shall
be established a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in every barangay or cluster of
barangays. The facility shall be established in a barangay-owned or -leased land or any
suitable open space to be determined by the barangay through its Sanggunian. For this
purpose, the barangay or cluster of barangays shall allocate a certain parcel of land for
the MRF. The determination of site and actual establishment of the facility shall likewise
be subject to the guidelines and criteria set pursuant to this Act. The MRF shall receive
mixed waste for nal sorting, segregation, composting, and recycling. The resulting
residual wastes shall be transferred to a long-term storage or disposal facility or
sanitary landfill.
SECTION 33. Guidelines for Establishment of Materials Recovery Facility.
Materials recovery facilities shall be designed to receive, sort, process, and store
compostable and recyclable material ef ciently and in an environmentally sound
manner. The facility shall address the following considerations:
(a) The building and/or land layout and equipment must be designed to
accommodate ef cient and safe materials processing, movement,
and storage; and
(b) The building must be designed to allow ef cient and safe external
access and to accommodate internal flow.
ARTICLE 5
Composting
SECTION 34. Inventory of Markets for Composts. Within six (6) months
after the effectivity of this Act, the DA shall publish an inventory of existing markets and
demands for composts. Said inventory shall thereafter be updated and published
annually: Provided, That the composting of agricultural wastes, and other compostable
materials, including but not limited to garden wastes, shall be encouraged. AcICTS
SECTION 35. Guidelines for Compost Quality. Compost products intended

to be distributed commercially shall conform with the standards for organic fertilizers
set by the DA. The DA shall assist the compost producers to ensure that the compost
products conform to such standards.
ARTICLE 6
Waste Management Facilities
SECTION 36. Inventory of Waste Disposal Facilities. Within six (6) months
from the effectivity of this Act, the Department, in cooperation with the DOH, DILG and
other concerned agencies, shall publish an inventory of all solid waste disposal
facilities or sites in the country.
SECTION 37. Prohibition Against the Use of Open Dumps for Solid Waste.
No open dumps shall be established and operated, nor any practice or disposal of solid
waste by any person, including LGUs, which constitutes the use of open dumps for
solid waste, be allowed after the effectivity of this Act: Provided, That within three (3)
years after the effectivity of this Act, every LGU shall convert its open dumps into
controlled dumps, in accordance with the guidelines set in Sec. 41 of this Act: Provided,
further, That no controlled dumps shall be allowed ve (5) years following the
effectivity of this Act. acEHSI
SECTION 38. Permit for Solid Waste Management Facility Construction and
Expansion. No person shall commence operation, including site preparation and
construction of a new solid waste management facility or the expansion of an existing
facility until said person obtains an Environmental Compliance Certi cate (ECC) from
the Department pursuant to P.D. 1586 and other permits and clearances from
concerned agencies.
SECTION 39. Guidelines for Controlled Dumps. The following shall be the
minimum considerations for the establishment of controlled dumps:
(a) Regular inert cover;
(b) Surface water and peripheral site drainage control;
(c) Provision for aerobic and anaerobic decomposition;
(d) Restriction of waste deposition to small working areas;
(e) Fence, including provision for litter control;
(f) Basic record-keeping;
(g) Provision of maintained access road;
(h) Controlled waste picking and trading;
(i) Post-closure site cover and vegetation; and
(j) Hydrogeological siting.
SECTION 40. Criteria for Siting a Sanitary Land ll . The following shall be
the minimum criteria for the siting of sanitary landfills:
(a) The site selected must be consistent with the overall land use plan of
the LGU; cSCTEH
(b) The site must be accessible from major roadways or thoroughfares;

(c) The site should have an adequate quantity of earth cover material
that is easily handled and compacted;
(d) The site must be chosen with regard for the sensitivities of the
community's residents;
(e) The site must be located in an area where the land ll's operation will
not detrimentally affect environmentally sensitive resources such as
aquifer, groundwater reservoir or watershed area;
(f) The site should be large enough to accommodate the community's
wastes for a period of ve (5) years during which people must
internalize the value of environmentally sound and sustainable solid
waste disposal;
(g) The site chosen should facilitate developing a land ll that will satisfy
budgetary constraints, including site development, operation for many
years, closure, post-closure care and possible remediation costs;
(h) Operating plans must include provisions for coordinating with
recycling and resource recovery projects; and
(i) Designation of a separate containment area for household hazardous
wastes.
SECTION 41. Criteria for Establishment of Sanitary Land ll . 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 ow to
groundwater; IaSAHC
(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 and recovery system a series of vertical wells or
horizontal trenches containing permeable materials and perforated
piping placed in the land ll to collect gas for treatment or productive
use as an energy source;
(d) Groundwater monitoring well system wells placed at an
appropriate location and depth for taking water samples that are
representative of groundwater quality;
(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 placed over the waste at the close of each day's
operations, and
(ii) a nal cover, or cap, which is the material placed over the
completed land ll to control in ltration of water, gas emission
to the atmosphere, and erosion.
(f) Closure procedure with the objectives of establishing low
maintenance cover systems and nal cover that minimizes the
in ltration of precipitation into the waste. Installation of the nal
cover must be completed within six (6) months of the last receipt of
wastes; and
(g) Post-closure care procedure During this period, the land ll owner
shall be responsible for providing for the general upkeep of the
land ll, maintaining all of the land ll's environmental protection
features, operating monitoring equipment, remediating groundwater
should it become contaminated and controlling land ll gas migration
or emission.
SECTION 42. Operating Criteria for Sanitary Land lls . In the operation of a
sanitary land ll, each site operator shall maintain the following minimum operating
requirements:
(a) Disposal site records of, but not limited to:
(1) Records of weights or volumes accepted in a form and
manner approved by the Department. Such records shall be
submitted to the Department upon request, accurate to within
ten percent (10%) and adequate for overall planning purposes
and forecasting the rate of site filling;
(2) Records of excavations which may affect the safe and proper
operation of the site or cause damage to adjoining properties;
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(3) Daily log book or le of the following information: res,

landslides, earthquake damage, unusual and sudden
settlement, injury and property damage, accidents, explosions,
receipt or rejection of unpermitted wastes, ooding, and other
unusual occurrences;
(4) Record of personnel training; and
(5) Copy of written noti cation to the Department, local health
agency, and re authority of names, addresses and telephone
numbers of the operator or responsible party of the site;
(b) Water quality monitoring of surface and ground waters and ef uent,
and gas emissions;
(c) Documentation of approvals, determinations and other requirements
by the Department;
(d) Signs
(1) Each point of access from a public road shall be posted with
an easily visible sign indicating the facility name and other
pertinent information as required by the Department;
(2) If the site is open to the public, there shall be an easily visible
sign at the primary entrance of the site indicating the name of
the site operator, the operator's telephone number, and hours
of operation, an easily visible sign at an appropriate point shall
indicate the schedule of charges and the general types of
materials which will either be accepted or not;
(3) If the site is open to the public, there shall be an easily visible
road sign and/or traf c control measures which direct traf c to
the active face and other areas where wastes or recyclable
materials will be deposited; and
(4) Additional signs and/or measures may be required at a
disposal site by the Department to protect personnel and
public health and safety;
(e) Monitoring of quality of surface, ground and ef uent waters, and gas
emissions; ECDaTI
(f) The site shall be designed to discourage unauthorized access by

persons and vehicles by using a perimeter barrier or topographic
constraints. Areas within the site where open storage or pounding of
hazardous materials occurs shall be separately fenced or otherwise
secured as determined by the Department. The Department may also
require that other areas of the site be fenced to create an appropriate
level of security;
(g) Roads within the permitted facility boundary shall be designed to
minimize the generation of dust and the tracking of material onto
adjacent public roads. Such roads shall be kept in safe condition and
maintained such that vehicle access and unloading can be conducted
during inclement weather;
(h) Sanitary facilities consisting of adequate number of toilets and
handwashing facilities, shall be available to personnel at or in the
immediate vicinity of the site;
(i) Safe and adequate drinking water supply for the site personnel shall
be available;
(j) The site shall have communication facilities available to site
personnel to allow quick response to emergencies;
(k) Where operations are conducted during hours of darkness, the site
and/or equipment shall be equipped with adequate lighting as
approved by the Department to ensure safety and to monitor the
effectiveness of operations;
(l) Operating and maintenance personnel shall wear and use appropriate
safety equipment as required by the Department;
(m) Personnel assigned to operate the site shall be adequately trained in
subject pertinent to the site operation and maintenance, hazardous
materials recognition and screening, and heavy equipment operations,
with emphasis on safety, health, environmental controls and
emergency procedures. A record of such training shall be placed in
the operating record;
(n) The site operator shall provide adequate supervision of a suf cient
number of quali ed personnel to ensure proper operation of the site
in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, permit conditions
and other requirements. The operator shall notify the Department and
local health agency in writing of the names, addresses, and telephone
number of the operator or responsible party. A copy of the written
notification shall be placed in the operating record;
(o) Any disposal site open to the public shall have an attendant present
during public operating hours or the site shall be inspected by the
operator on a regularly scheduled basis, as determined by the
Department; aETAHD
(p) Unloading of solid wastes shall be con ned to a small area as

possible to accommodate the number of vehicles using the area
without resulting in traf c, personnel, or public safety hazards. Waste
materials shall normally be deposited at the toe of the ll, or as
otherwise approved by the Department;
(q) Solid waste shall be spread and compacted in layers with repeated
passages of the land ll equipment to minimize voids within the cell
and maximize compaction. The loose layer shall not exceed a depth
approximately two feet before compaction. Spreading and
compacting shall be accomplished as rapidly as practicable, unless
otherwise approved by the Department;
(r) Covered surfaces of the disposal area shall be graded to promote
lateral runoff of precipitation and to prevent pounding. Grades shall
be established of suf cient slopes to account for future settlement of
the ll surface. Other effective maintenance methods may be allowed
by the Department; and
(s) Cover material or native material unsuitable for cover, stockpiled on
the site for use or removal, shall be placed so as not to cause
problems or interfere with unloading, spreading, compacting, access,
safety, drainage, or other operations.
ARTICLE 7
Local Government Solid Waste Management
SECTION 43. Guidelines for Identi cation of Common Solid Waste
Management Problems. For purposes of encouraging and facilitating the
development of local government plans for solid waste management, the Commission
shall, as soon as practicable but not later than six (6) months from the effectivity of this
Act, publish guidelines for the identi cation of those areas which have common solid
waste management problems and are appropriate units for clustered solid waste
management services. The guidelines shall be based on the following:
(a) the size and location of areas which should be included;
(b) the volume of solid waste which would be generated;
(c) the available means of coordinating local government planning
between and among the LGUs and for the integration of such with the
national plan; and
(d) possible lifespan of the disposal facilities.
SECTION 44. Establishment of Common Waste Treatment and Disposal
Facilities. Pursuant to Sec. 33 of R.A. 7160, otherwise known as the Local
Government Code, all provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays, through
appropriate ordinances, are hereby mandated to consolidate, or coordinate their
efforts, services, and resources for purposes of jointly addressing common solid waste
management problems and/or establishing common waste disposal facilities. ACaTIc
The Department, the Commission and local solid waste management boards
shall provide technical and marketing assistance to the LGUs.
CHAPTER IV
Incentives
SECTION 45. Incentives. (a) Rewards, monetary or otherwise, shall be
provided to individuals, private organizations and entities, including nongovernment
organizations, that have undertaken outstanding and innovative projects, technologies,
processes and techniques or activities in re-use, recycling and reduction. Said rewards
shall be sourced from the Fund herein created.
(b) An incentive scheme is hereby provided for the purpose of encouraging
LGUs, enterprises, or private entities, including NGOs, to develop or undertake an
effective solid waste management, or actively participate in any program geared
towards the promotion thereof as provided for in this Act.
(1) Fiscal Incentives Consistent with the provisions of E.O. 226, otherwise
known as the Omnibus Investments Code, the following tax incentives shall be granted:
(a) Tax and Duty Exemption on Imported Capital Equipment and Vehicles
Within ten (10) years upon effectivity of this Act, LGUs, enterprises or private entities
shall enjoy tax and duty-free importation of machinery, equipment, vehicles and spare
parts used for collection, transportation, segregation, recycling, re-use and composting
of solid wastes: Provided, That the importation of such machinery, equipment, vehicle
and spare parts shall comply with the following conditions:
(i) They are not manufactured domestically in suf cient quantity, of
comparable quality and at reasonable prices;
(ii) They are reasonably needed and will be used actually, directly and
exclusively for the above mentioned activities;
(iii) The approval of the Board of Investment (BOI) of the DTI for the
importation of such machinery, equipment, vehicle and spare parts. AaCTcI
Provided, further, That the sale, transfer or disposition of such machinery,

equipment, vehicle and spare parts, without prior approval of the BOI, within ve (5)
years from the date of acquisition shall be prohibited, otherwise, the LGU concerned,
enterprises or private entities and the vendee, transferee or assignee shall be solidarily
liable to pay twice the amount of tax and duty exemption given it.
(b) Tax Credit on Domestic Capital Equipment Within ten (10) years from
the effectivity of this Act, a tax credit equivalent to 50% of the value of the national
internal revenue taxes and customs duties that would have been waived on the
machinery, equipment, vehicle and spare parts, had these items been imported shall be
given to enterprises, private entities, including NGOs, subject to the same conditions
and prohibition cited in the preceding paragraph.
(c) Tax and Duty Exemption of Donations, Legacies and Gift All legacies,
gifts and donations to LGUs, enterprises or private entities, including NGOs, for the
support and maintenance of the program for effective solid waste management shall
be exempt from all internal revenue taxes and customs duties, and shall be deductible
in full from the gross income of the donor for income tax purposes.
(2) Non-Fiscal Incentives LGUs, enterprises or private entities availing of
tax incentives under this Act shall also be entitled to applicable non- scal incentives
provided for under E.O. 226, otherwise known as the Omnibus Investments Code.
The Commission shall provide incentives to businesses and industries that are
engaged in the recycling of wastes and which are registered with the Commission and
have been issued ECCs in accordance with the guidelines established by the
Commission. Such incentives shall include simpli ed procedures for the importation of
equipment, spare parts, new materials, and supplies, and for the export of processed
products. SECAHa
(3) Financial Assistance Program Government nancial institutions such

as the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Landbank of the Philippines (LBP),
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), and such other government institutions
providing nancial services shall, in accordance with and to the extent allowed by the
enabling provisions of their respective charters or applicable laws, accord high priority
to extend nancial services to individuals, enterprises, or private entities engaged in
solid waste management.
(4) Extension of Grants to LGUs Provinces, cities and municipalities whose
solid waste management plans have been duly approved by the Commission or who
have been commended by the Commission for adopting innovative solid waste
management programs may be entitled to receive grants for the purpose of developing
their technical capacities toward actively participating in the program for effective and
sustainable solid waste management.
(5) Incentives to Host LGUs Local government units who host common
waste management facilities shall be entitled to incentives.
CHAPTER V
Financing Solid Waste Management
SECTION 46. Solid Waste Management Fund. There is hereby created, as a
special account in the National Treasury, a Solid Waste Management Fund to be
administered by the Commission. Such fund shall be sourced from the following:
(a) Fines and penalties imposed, proceeds of permits and licenses
issued by the Department under this Act, donations, endowments,
grants and contributions from domestic and foreign sources; and
(b) Amounts speci cally appropriated for the Fund under the annual
General Appropriations Act. IDCHTE
The Fund shall be used to finance the following:

(1) products, facilities, technologies and processes to enhance proper
solid waste management;
(2) awards and incentives;
(3) research programs;
(4) information, education, communication and monitoring activities;
(5) technical assistance; and
(6) capability building activities.
LGUs are entitled to avail of the Fund on the basis of their approved solid waste
management plan. Speci c criteria for the availment of the Fund shall be prepared by
the Commission.
The nes collected under Sec. 49 shall be allocated to the LGU where the ned
prohibited acts are committed in order to nance the solid waste management of said
LGU. Such allocation shall be based on a sharing scheme between the Fund and the
LGU concerned.
In no case, however, shall the Fund be used for the creation of positions or
payment of salaries and wages.
SECTION 47. Authority to Collect Solid Waste Management Fees. The local
government unit shall impose fees in amounts suf cient to pay the costs of preparing,
adopting, and implementing a solid waste management plan prepared pursuant to this
Act. The fees shall be based on the following minimum factors:
(a) types of solid waste;
(b) amount/volume of waste; and
(c) distance of the transfer station to the waste management facility.
The fees shall be used to pay the actual costs incurred by the LGU in collecting
the local fees. In determining the amounts of the fees, an LGU shall include only those
costs directly related to the adoption and implementation of the plan and the setting
and collection of the local fees. ISCaTE
CHAPTER VI
Penal Provisions
SECTION 48. Prohibited Acts. The following acts are prohibited:
(1) Littering, throwing, dumping of waste matters in public places, such

as roads, sidewalks, canals, esteros or parks, and establishment, or
causing or permitting the same;
(2) Undertaking activities or operating, collecting or transporting
equipment in violation of sanitation operation and other requirements
or permits set forth in or established pursuant to this Act;
(3) The open burning of solid waste;
(4) Causing or permitting the collection of non-segregated or unsorted
waste;
(5) Squatting in open dumps and landfills;
(6) Open dumping, burying of biodegradable or non-biodegradable
materials in flood-prone areas;
(7) Unauthorized removal of recyclable material intended for collection
by authorized persons; aCASEH
(8) The mixing of source-separated recyclable material with other solid

waste in any vehicle, box, container or receptacle used in solid waste
collection or disposal;
(9) Establishment or operation of open dumps as enjoined in this Act, or
closure of said dumps in violation of Sec. 37;
(10) The manufacture, distribution or use of non-environmentally
acceptable packaging materials;
(11) Importation of consumer products packaged in non-
environmentally acceptable materials;
(12) Importation of toxic wastes misrepresented as "recyclable" or "with
recyclable content";
(13) Transport and dumping in bulk of collected domestic, industrial,
commercial and institutional wastes in areas other than centers or
facilities prescribed under this Act;
(14) Site preparation, construction, expansion or operation of waste
management facilities without an Environmental Compliance
Certi cate required pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1586 and this
Act and not conforming with the land use plan of the LGU;
(15) The construction of any establishment within two hundred (200)
meters from open dumps or controlled dumps, or sanitary land lls;
and
(16) The construction or operation of land lls or any waste disposal
facility on any aquifer, groundwater reservoir or watershed area and or
any portions thereof.
SECTION 49. Fines and Penalties. (a) Any person who violates Sec. 48,
paragraph (1) shall, upon conviction, be punished with a ne of not less than Three
hundred pesos (P300.00) but not more than One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) or render
community service for not less than one (1) day to not more than fifteen (15) days to an
LGU where such prohibited acts are committed, or both; HTAEIS
(b) Any person who violates Sec. 48, pars. (2) and (3), shall, upon conviction,
be punished with a ne of not less than Three hundred pesos (P300.00) but not more
than One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than one (1) day to
not more than fifteen (15) days, or both;
(c) Any person who violates Sec. 48, pars. (4), (5), (6), and (7) shall, upon
conviction, be punished with a ne of not less than One thousand pesos (P1,000.00)
but not more than Three thousand pesos (P3,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than
fifteen (15) days but not more than six (6) months, or both;
(d) Any person who violates Sec. 48, pars. (8), (9), (10) and (11) for the rst
time shall, upon conviction, pay a ne of Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00)
plus an amount not less than ve percent (5%) but not more than ten percent (10%) of
his net annual income during the previous year.
The additional penalty of imprisonment of a minimum period of one (1) year, but
not to exceed three (3) years at the discretion of the court, shall be imposed for second
or subsequent violations of Sec. 48, paragraphs (9) and (10).
(e) Any person who violates Sec. 48, pars. (12) and (13), shall, upon
conviction, be punished with a ne of not less than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00)
but not more than Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00) or imprisonment of not
less than thirty (30) days but not more than three (3) years, or both;
(f) Any person who violates Sec. 48, pars. (14), (15) and (16) shall, upon
conviction, be punished with a ne not less than One hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00) but not more than One million pesos (P1,000,000.00), or imprisonment
not less than one (1) year but not more than six (6) years, or both.

If the offense is committed by a corporation, partnership, or other juridical entity
duly organized in accordance with law, the chief executive of cer, president, general
manager, managing partner or such other of cer-in-charge shall be liable for the
commission of the offense penalized under this Act.
If the offender is an alien, he shall, after service of the sentence prescribed above,
be deported without further administrative proceedings.
The nes herein prescribed shall be increased by at least ten percent (10%) every
three (3) years to compensate for in ation and to maintain the deterrent function of
such fines. CDAHIT
SECTION 50. Administrative Sanctions. Local government of cials and

of cials of government agencies concerned who fail to comply with and enforce rules
and regulations promulgated relative to this Act shall be charged administratively in
accordance with R.A. 7160 and other existing laws, rules and regulations.
CHAPTER VII
Miscellaneous Provisions
SECTION 51. Mandatory Public Hearings. Mandatory public hearings for
the national framework and local government solid waste management plans shall be
undertaken by the Commission and the respective Boards in accordance with the
process to be formulated in the implementing rules and regulations.
SECTION 52. Citizen Suits. For purposes of enforcing the provisions of this
Act or its implementing rules and regulations, any citizen may le an appropriate civil,
criminal or administrative action in the proper courts/bodies against:
(a) Any person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this
Act or its implementing rules and regulations; or
(b) The Department or other implementing agencies with respect to
orders, rules and regulations issued inconsistent with this Act; and/or
(c) Any public of cer who willfully or grossly neglects the performance
of an act speci cally enjoined as a duty by this Act or its
implementing rules and regulations; or abuses his authority in the
performance of his duty; or, in any manner, improperly performs his
duties under this Act or its implementing rules and regulations:
Provided, however, That no suit can be led until after thirty-day (30)
notice has been given to the public of cer and the alleged violator
concerned and no appropriate action has been taken thereon. cDaEAS
The Court shall exempt such action from the payment of ling fees and shall,
likewise, upon prima facie showing of the non-enforcement or violation complained of,
exempt the plaintiff from the ling of an injunction bond for the issuance of a
preliminary injunction.
In the event that the citizen should prevail, the Court shall award reasonable
attorney's fees, moral damages and litigation costs as appropriate.
SECTION 53. Suits and Strategic Legal Action Against Public Participation
(SLAPP) and the Enforcement of this Act. Where a suit is brought against a person
who led an action as provided in Sec. 52 of this Act, or against any person, institution
or government agency that implements this Act, it shall be the duty of the investigating
prosecutor or the Court, as the case may be, to immediately make a determination not
exceeding thirty (30) days whether said legal action has been led to harass, vex, exert
undue pressure or sti e such legal recourses of the person complaining of or enforcing
the provisions of this Act. Upon determination thereof, evidence warranting the same,
the Court shall dismiss the case and award attorney's fees and double damages.
This provision shall also apply and bene t public of cers who are sued for acts
committed in their of cial capacity, there being no grave abuse of authority, and done in
the course of enforcing this Act.
SECTION 54. Research on Solid Waste Management. The Department,
after consultations with the cooperating agencies, shall encourage, cooperate with, and
render nancial and other assistance to appropriate government agencies and private
agencies, institutions and individuals in the conduct and promotion of researches,
experiments, and other studies on solid waste management, particularly those relating
to:
(a) adverse health effects of the release into the environment of
materials present in solid wastes, and methods to eliminate said
effects;
(b) the operation and financing of solid waste disposal programs;
(c) the planning, implementation and operation of resource recovery and
resource conservation systems;
(d) the production of usable forms of recovered resources, including
fuel from solid waste;IECcAT
(e) the development and application of new and improved methods of

collecting and disposing of solid waste and processing and
recovering materials and energy from solid waste;
(f) improvements in land disposal practices for solid waste (including
sludge); and
(g) development of new uses of recovered resources and identi cation
of existing or potential markets of recovered resources.
In carrying out solid waste researches and studies, the Secretary of the
Department or the authorized representative may make grants or enter into contracts
with government agencies, nongovernment organizations and private persons.
SECTION 55. Public Education and Information. The Commission shall, in
coordination with DECS, TESDA, CHED, DILG and PIA, conduct a continuing education
and information campaign on solid waste management. Such education and
information program shall:
(a) Aim to develop public awareness of the ill-effects of and the
community-based solutions to the solid waste problem;
(b) Concentrate on activities which are feasible and which will have the
greatest impact on the solid waste problem of the country, like
resource conservation and recovery, recycling, segregation at source,
re-use, reduction and composting of solid waste; and
(c) Encourage the general public, accredited NGOs and people's
organizations to publicly endorse and patronize environmentally
acceptable products and packaging materials.
SECTION 56. Environmental Education in the Formal and Non-formal
Sectors. The national government, through the DECS and in coordination with
concerned government agencies, NGOs and private institutions, shall strengthen the
integration of environmental concerns in school curricula at all levels, with particular
emphasis on the theory and practice of waste management principles like waste
minimization, speci cally resource conservation and recovery, segregation at source,
reduction, recycling, re-use and composting, in order to promote environmental
awareness and action among the citizenry. CTIEac
SECTION 57. Business and Industry Role. The Commission shall encourage
commercial and industrial establishments, through appropriate incentives other than
tax incentives, to initiate, participate and invest in integrated ecological solid waste
management projects, to manufacture environment-friendly products, to introduce,
develop and adopt innovative processes that shall recycle and re-use materials,
conserve raw materials and energy, reduce waste, and prevent pollution, and to
undertake community activities to promote and propagate effective solid waste
management practices.
SECTION 58. Appropriations. For the initial operating expenses of the
Commission and the National Ecology Center as well as the expenses of the local
government units to carry out the mandate of this Act, the amount of Twenty million
pesos (P20,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated from the Organizational Adjustment
Fund on the year this Act is approved. Thereafter, it shall submit to the Department of
Budget and Management its proposed budget for inclusion in the General
Appropriations Act.
SECTION 59. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The Department,
in coordination with the Committees on Environment and Ecology of the Senate and
House of Representatives, respectively, the representatives of the Leagues of
Provinces, Cities, Municipalities and Barangay Councils, the MMDA and other concerned
agencies, shall promulgate the implementing rules and regulations of this Act, within
one (1) year after its enactment: Provided, That rules and regulations issued by other
government agencies and instrumentalities for the prevention and/or abatement of the
solid waste management problem not inconsistent with this Act shall supplement the
rules and regulations issued by the Department, pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
The draft of the IRR shall be published and be the subject of public consultations
with affected sectors. It shall be submitted to the Committees on Environment and
Ecology of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, for review before
approval by the Secretary.
SECTION 60. Joint Congressional Oversight Committee. There is hereby
created a Joint Congressional Oversight Committee to monitor the implementation of
the Act and to oversee the functions of the Commission. The Committee shall be
composed of ve (5) Senators and ve (5) Representatives to be appointed by the
Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. The
Oversight Committee shall be co-chaired by a Senator and a Representative designated
by the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively.
SECTION 61. Abolition of the Presidential Task Force on Waste Management
and the Project Management Of ce on Solid Waste Management . The Presidential
Task Force on Waste Management which was created by virtue of Memorandum
Circular No. 39 dated November 2, 1987, as amended by Memorandum Circular No.
39A and 88 is hereby abolished. Further, pursuant to Administrative Order No. 90 dated
October 19, 1992, the Project Management Of ce on Solid Waste Management is
likewise hereby abolished. Consequently, their powers and functions shall be absorbed
by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 62. Transitory Provision . Pending the establishment of the
framework under Sec. 15 hereof, plans under Sec. 16 and promulgation of the IRR under
Sec. 59 of this Act, existing laws, regulations, programs and projects on solid waste
management shall be enforced: Provided, That for speci c undertaking, the same may
be revised in the interim in accordance with the intentions of this Act. IATHaS
SECTION 63. Report to Congress. The Commission shall report to

Congress, not later than March 30 of every year following the approval of this Act,
giving a detailed account of its accomplishments and progress on solid waste
management during the year and make the necessary recommendations in areas where
there is need for legislative action.
SECTION 64. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act or the
application of such provision to any person or circumstances is declared
unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act or the application of such provision to other
persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such declaration.
SECTION 65. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, issuances, rules and
regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly. EScaIT
SECTION 66. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved: January 26, 2001
Published in Malaya and the Manila Times on January 31, 2001.

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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9003

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policies. It is hereby declared the policy of the

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(g) Consumer electronics shall refer to special wastes that include

(w) Post-consumer material shall refer only to those materials or

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(gg) Schedule of Compliance shall refer to an enforceable sequence of

(hh) Secretary shall refer to the Secretary of the Department of

(rr) Transfer stations shall refer to those facilities utilized to receive

Provided, That representatives from the NGOs, recycling and manufacturing or

(d) Coordinate the operation of local solid waste management boards in

(n) Establish, after notice and hearing of the parties concerned,

In this regard, it shall perform the following functions:

(g) Exercise visitorial and enforcement powers to ensure strict

(g) A representative from the NGO sector whose principal purpose is to

(iii) A representative from the recycling industry; and

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(h) Practical applications of environmentally sound techniques of waste

(2) Disease and epidemic prevention and control;

The LGU recycling component shall describe the following:

Recommended revisions to the building ordinances, requiring newly-constructed

SECTION 28. Reclamation Programs and Buy-back Centers for Recyclables

SECTION 30. Prohibition on the Use of Non-Environmentally Acceptable

In order to encourage establishment of new facilities to produce goods from

SECTION 35. Guidelines for Compost Quality. Compost products intended

(b) The site must be accessible from major roadways or thoroughfares;

(b) Leachate collection and treatment system installation of pipes at

(3) Daily log book or le of the following information: res,

(f) The site shall be designed to discourage unauthorized access by

(p) Unloading of solid wastes shall be con ned to a small area as

Provided, further, That the sale, transfer or disposition of such machinery,

(3) Financial Assistance Program Government nancial institutions such

The Fund shall be used to finance the following:

(1) Littering, throwing, dumping of waste matters in public places, such

(8) The mixing of source-separated recyclable material with other solid

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SECTION 50. Administrative Sanctions. Local government of cials and

(e) the development and application of new and improved methods of

SECTION 63. Report to Congress. The Commission shall report to

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