THE ECOLOGICAL
SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT ACT
OF 2000
(RA 9003)
TOPICS
Types of solid waste Objectives of the Law
Projected solid waste RA 9003 Salient Feature
generation NSWM Framework
Current situation Classification of Wastes
Who generates garbage Segregation at Source
Environmental Impact of 5 R’s Program
improper solid waste Major problem encountered
management of solid waste management
What is RA 9003
TYPES OF SOLID WASTE
• Discarded household
• Institutional / Industrial waste
• Hazardous waste
• Agricultural waste
• Construction debris
• E-waste
• Other nonhazardous/nontoxic
SOLID WASTE PROJECTED TOTAL
ANNUAL GENERATION
GENERATION Total annual generation (Tons/D)
=39422.46 tons (AS OF 2015)
• 23% from Metro Manila (approx.)
SOLID WASTE • (2016 PROJECTION) 40087.46 TPD
COMPOSITION In 2023, the projected waste generation in
the Philippines reached 60,640 tons per
day
GENERATION PER
AREAS
Urban Areas – 0.5-0.7 kg/capita/day
Rural areas - 0.30 kg/capita/day
CURRENT SITUATION
Our present system of garbage
management is garbage disposal and
not waste management.
This HAKOT/TAMBAK system,
also known as collect and dump
system, is not ecological.
WHO GENERATES GARBAGE ?
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF IMPROPER
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
FLOODING CLOGGING OF DRAINAGE HEALTH HAZARD
SYSYTEM
• Ground & surface
water contamination
• Air pollution
• Release of
LAND SLIDE
greenhouse gases;
TRASH SLIDE
• Foul odor
WHAT IS RA 9003?
❑ Otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
An ACT providing for an ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGMENT PROGRAM, CREATING THE
NECESSARY INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS AND INCENTIVES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS PRORIBITED
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
APPROVED AND
LAW
EFFECTIVITY
• First Law signed by the then President
• Approved on 26 January 2001
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
• Took Effect on 16 February 2001
• Passed by the Philippine Congress on
20 December 2000
INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM
• Section 4 of the RA 9003 established the NATIONAL SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT COMMISSION (NSWMC)
• The NSWMC is the major agency tasked to implement RA 9003 and is chaired
by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
• The Commission prescribes policies to effectively achieve the objectives of RA
9003
• The National Solid Waste Management Commission is composed of 17
members
❑ 14 members from the government sector
❑ 3 members from the private sector
OBJECTIVE of the LAW
MAIN OBJECTIVE
• The over all principle and objective of RA 9003 is that all waste
should be brought to where they can be resources again. The
recyclables to factories and the biodegradables either used as
animal feed or composted for soil enhancement. Only materials
that currently cannot be composted or recycled should go to
the landfills.
• The implementing rules and regulations of RA No 9003 are
contained in DENR Administrative Order No 2001 series 34
SALIENT FEATURES OF RA 9003
Section 10
Role of LGUs in Solid Waste Management
Section 16
Local Government Solid Waste Management Plans
Section 21
Mandatory Segregation of Solid Wastes
• segregation of wastes shall primarily be conducted at the source, these
includes the household, institutional, industrial, commercial and agricultural
source.
Section 23 and 24
Setting of minimum requirements to ensure systematic collection and transport of
wastes and the proper protection of the health of garbage collectors .
SALIENT FEATURES OF RA 9003
Section 27
Promotion of eco labeling in local products and services
Section 28
Establishment of reclamation programs and buy back Center for recyclable and toxic
materials
Section 30
Prohibition on non environmentally acceptable products and packaging (NEAAP)
Section 32
Establishment of LGU Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
Section 37
Prohibition Against the Use of Open Dumps for Solid Waste
Section 48
Prohibited Acts
Section 49
Fines and penalties
NSWM FRAMEWORK
CLASSIFICATION OF WASTE
AS DEFINED BY R.A. 9003
BIODEGRADABLE
WASTE
Biodegradable wastes can be described as those
wastes, whose source is typically of plant or
animal origin that can be degraded by other
living organisms such as microorganisms.
Examples are food waste, garden waste and
animal waste.
CLASSIFICATION OF WASTE AS
DEFINED BY R.A. 9003
RECYCLABLE
WASTES
Recyclable material shall refer to any waste
material retrieved from the waste stream and
free from contamination that can still be
converted into suitable beneficial use or for
other purposes, including, but not limited to,
newspaper, ferrous scrap metal, non-ferrous
scrap metal, used oil, corrugated cardboard,
aluminum, glass, office paper, tin cans and other
materials as may be determined
A man operates a brick-pressing machine that mixes shreds of sachet laminates
with wet cement to produce an ecobrick at Filipino social enterprise Green Antz
Builders in Taguig City, south of Manila, the Philippines, October 9, 2019. (Photo by
Virma Simonette/Xinhua)
CLASSIFICATION OF WASTE AS
DEFINED BY R.A. 9003
SPECIAL WASTES
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.
CLASSIFICATION OF WASTE AS
DEFINED BY R.A. 9003
RESIDUAL WASTES
Residual wastes are solid waste materials
that are non-compostable and non-
recyclable. It should be disposed ecologically
through a long term disposal facility or
sanitary landfill
SEGREGATION AT SOURCE (SAS)
MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY (MRF)
A place where collected PSACC ILOILO MRF
segregated wastes are
brought for final sorting. It is
also a place where the
segregated recyclables are
stored separately according
to type i.e. paper, plastics,
metal, etc. until they are sold
to junk dealers or recyclers.
The MRF is also a place
where processing of
biodegradable wastes into
compost is being done.
MRF IN ESTABLISHMENTS
5 R’s PROGRAM
•REFUSE what you don’t need
•REDUCE what you can
•REUSE what you can use
•REPURPOSE and repair what
you can
•RECYCLE whatever you cannot
refuse
MAJOR PROBLEM WITH OUR
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
AFTER 20 YEARS WHEN RA
9003 PASSED INTO LAW
More than 20 years after the passage of RA
9003, solid waste generation in the country has
steadily increased from 9.07 million metric tons
in 2000 to 16.63 million metric tons in 2020.
ROOT CAUSE
The problem with waste management is
not the system, but the BEHAVIOR
(OUR INCONSISTENCY)
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