1|SANTIAGO, Sara Andrea Nina P.

| 2017-0064

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9003

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

Salient Provisions:

It is hereby declared the policy of the State to adopt a systematic, comprehensive

and ecological solid waste management program which shall 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; 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; 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.

Factors Influencing Solid Waste Management

With rapid increase in population and economic growth, the Republic of the
Philippines is facing a major challenge for effective management of its growing municipal
waste. The government has enacted the Republic Act 9003, which is also called the
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, to overcome the challenges of waste
management.

Factors that significantly impact waste generation are age of household head,
employment status, household size, annual income, recycle and awareness about waste
segregation policy. Thus, households with these characteristics should be focused to
minimize households' waste generation and improve current waste management practices.
Awareness on various aspects of waste and accessibility of Material Recovery Facility can
also help lessen waste generation and improve waste management processes. It was
discovered that not all households have government provided services of waste collection
and street sweeping. Therefore, there should be wider geographical coverage of door-to-
door collection and street sweeping services.

Development of the Philippines National Solid Waste Management Strategy 2012-2016

A decade after the passage of Republic Act 9003, otherwise known as the Philippine
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, an in-depth and year-long analysis of its
successes and remaining gaps is undertaken. The National Solid Waste Management
Commission (NSWMC) has gathered experts and practitioners to document the status of
compliance to the law by local government units and diagnose the issues and barriers
affecting its implementation.

The Strategy consists of ten (10) components, namely: Bridging policy gaps and
harmonizing policies, Capacity development, social marketing and advocacy, Sustainable
financing, Creating economic opportunities, Knowledge management on technologies and
innovation, Organizational development and enhancing inter-agency cooperation,
Compliance monitoring, enforcement and recognition, Good governance, Caring for
vulnerable groups, and Reducing disaster and climate change risks.