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Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 Republic Act 9003

Salient Features of the Act The Act mandates the State to adopt a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste management program which shall: Ensure the protection of public health and environment; Utilize environmentally-sound methods that maximize the utilization of valuable resource reduction and encourage resources conservation and recovery; Set guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance and volume reduction through source reduction and waste minimization measures, including composting, recycling, reuse, recovery, green charcoal processes, and others, before collection, treatment and disposal in appropriate and environmentally-sound solid waste management facilities in accordance with ecologically sustainable development principles; Ensure the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment and disposal of solid waste through the formulation and adoption of the best environmental practices in ecological waste management excluding incineration; Promote national research and development programs for improved solid waste management and resource conservation techniques, more effective institutional arrangement and indigenous and improved methods of waste reduction, collection separation and recovery; Encourage greater private sector participation in solid waste management; 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 private sector; Encourage cooperation and self-regulation among waste generators through the application of market-based instruments; Institutionalize public participation in the development and implementation of national and local integrated, comprehensive and ecological waste management programs; and Strengthen the integration of ecological solid waste management and resource conservation and recovery topics into the academic curricula of formal and non-formal education in order to promote environmental awareness and action among the citizenry.

It mandates the various government agencies to do the following in support of the Act: Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) act as overall of the Commission to be created; prepare a National Solid Waste Management Status Report;

provide technical and capacity-building assistance to local government units; issue rules and regulations in the implementation of the Act. Department of Health (DOH) in coordination with the DENR and other concerned agencies prepare the National Solid Waste Management Status Report which shall be the basis for the National Solid Waste Management Framework; and together with the DENR and DILG shall publish the inventory of all solid waste disposal facilities. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) shall formulate and implement a coding system for packaging materials and products to facilitate waste recycling and reuse and with DENR establish and manage a solid waste management information database and publish a study of existing markets for processing and purchasing recyclable materials and the potential steps necessary to expand these markets . Department of Interior and Local Governments ( DILG) - together with the DENR and DOH shall publish the inventory of all solid waste disposal facilities. Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and Philippine Information Agency (PIA) with the DENR shall conduct continuing education and information campaign on solid waste management. DepEd and CHED the national government through the DepEd and in coordination with concerned agencies , non-government organizations and private institutions, shall strengthen the integration of environmental concerns in school curricula at all levels

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