Republic Act 9003

Republic Act no.
9003
• CHAPTER I
Basic Policies
ARTICLE 1
General Provisions
SECTION 1. — This Act shall be known as the
“Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of
2000.”
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.
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;
(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.
The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) is the major
agency tasked to implement Republic Act 9003, the Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000 The law, signed in January 26, 2001, calls for the
institutionalization of a national program that will manage the control, transfer,
transport, processing and disposal of solid waste in the country. Chaired by the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Commission
will prescribe policies to effectively achieve the objectives of RA 9003. It will
oversee the implementation of appropriate solid waste management plans by
end-users and local governments as mandated by law. The Commission is also
ordered to establish the National Ecology Center which will serve as the depot of
information, research, database, training, and networking services for the
implementation of the provisions of the solid waste management act. It is
composed of 17 Commission members, fourteen representatives from
government agencies and three representatives from the private sector.
Solid Waste Management (SWM) is considered to be one of the most
serious environmental issues in the Philippines. The annual waste
generation was estimated at 10 million tons in 2010 and this is expected
to rise by 40% in 2020. The Republic Act (RA) 9003, otherwise known
as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, provides the
necessary policy framework, institutional mechanisms and mandate to
the local government unites (LGUs) to achieve 25% waste reduction
through establishing an integrated solid waste management plans
based on 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycling). While the efforts of LGUs
are still very limited with a mix of results in implementing the national
mandate, thishave paper presents the experiences of Cebu, a second
largest city in the Philippines with about one million people, has shown
to have succeeded in reducing its municipal waste generation by more
than 30% over the last three years. The findings suggest that the
impacts of the national mandate can be achieved if the LGUs have the
high level of political commitment, development of effective local
strategies in collaborative manner, partnership building with other
stakeholders, capacity development, adequate financing and incentives,
and in the close monitoring and evaluation of performance.
14 million of waste in the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
philippines a year.Source United Generation and Composition
Nation Environment Philippines 14,660,000 tonnes=
more than 23,000Olympic-sized
progmam.Municipal Solid Waste
swimming pools
(MSW) Generation and Republic Act (Ra) 9003 or
CompositionIndonesia 64,000,000 Ecological Solid waste
tonnesThailand 26,770,000 management Act of 2000.
tonnesVietnam 22,020,000
tonnesPhilippines 14,660,000 • Reduce, Reuse,Recycle
tonnesMalaysia 12,840,000 52,890 metric tons of healthcare
tonnesMyanmar 841,508 waste a month = over a million
tonnesLao PDR 77,380 tonnes sacks of rice.
Source: Hazardous Waste

Management of DENR
PENAL PROVISIONS:
Chapter 6 provides a comprehensive list of prohibited acts including;
1. Littering,throwing,dumping of waste matters in public places.

2. Undertaking activities in violation of sanitation operation
3. Open burningof solid waste
4. Causing non-segregated waste
5. Squatting in open dump and landfills
6. Open dumping,burrying of biodegradable materials in flood-prone areas
7. Unathorized removal of recyclable material
8. Mixing of source-seperated recyclable material with other solid waste
9. Establishment or operation of open dumps
10. Manufacturing,distributing,using and importing consumer products that are non-
environmentally-friendly materials
11. Importing toxic wastes misrepresented as “recyclable’ or “with recyclable content”
12. Transporting and dumpingin bulk in areas other than facility centers
13. Site preparation,construction,expansion or operation of waste management facilities
without an environmental compliance certificate and not conforming with the land
use plan of LGU’s
14. Construction of establishment within 200 meters from dumpsites or sanitary landfills
15. Operation of waste disposal facility on any aquifer,groundwater reservoir or
watershed area.

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Republic Act no.

An act providing for an ecological solid waste

(a) Ensure the protection of public health and environment;

Source: Hazardous Waste

1. Littering,throwing,dumping of waste matters in public places.

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