< Republic of the Philippines & Department of Environment and Natural Resources ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU —a DENR Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman Quezon City 1116 er ey Website: htipvviwzemb gov ph / Emel: mail@emb.gov.ph MEMORANDUM TO 5 ALL REGIONAL DIRECTORS Environmental Management Bureau FROM : THE IN-CHARGE, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR AND CONCURRENT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SUBJECT : NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR THE CLEANEST AND GREENEST LGUs (MODEL BARANGAY) ON ESWM DATE JUN 73 2077 With reference to the above-subject, please be informed that it will be officially launch on August 2017 during the 3 Integrated Waste Management Expo and Environment Summit, In this regard, the Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) will be allocating budget for the validation and verification of requirements needed for the said nationwide search. The budget that will be downloaded to your respective offices will depend or commensurate the number of entries received (please refer to concept paper). Entries must be submitted on ot before 21 September 2017. Attached are the following documents for your information and reference: 1. Guidelines for the Nationwide Search for the Cleanest and Greenest LGU (Model Barangay on ESWM); Invitation letter template: Entry Form; Self-Assessment Fo List on Non-Comp! and ing LGUs for filing of Ombudsman Cases. wa wns Please direct all communications to the SWMD c/o Mr. Raymond Mareon P. Blaquera at 920-2252, 920-2279 or e-mail at nswme2004@vahoo.com. ihre: For your appropriate action. - CAANCAN ‘ivi UIA Protect the environment... Protect life.Concept Paper for the Search for the Cleanest and Greenest LGU (Model Barangay on ESWM) Nationwide RATIONALE Republic Act 9003, otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, was enacted on January 2001 with the view of generating greater multi-sectoral terest and partnership in addressing the solid waste management problem in the country. In response to this, a Nationwide Search for Model Barangay for Eco-Waste Management system was launched in 2003-2004,initiated by the representatives from the DENR-EMB-NSWMC, DILG, Earth Day Network, League of Provinces, League of Cities, ie of Municipalities, Liga ng mga Barangay, Zero Waste Recycling Movement of the ines Foundation, Ine. and other NGOs. Then in 2006-2007, it was re-launched by the ‘same representatives and participated by the Local Government Units. ‘This year, the EMB-SWMD will initiate the Search for the Cleanest and Greenest LGU (Model Barangay on ESWM) Nationwide. This contest will demonstrate the best practices in Segregation at Source (SAS), Segregated Collection (SC), maintaining and operating a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), and the implementation of City Ordinances pertaining to RA 9003. OBJECTIVE The search aims to achieve the following objectives: 1.) To develop a strong partnership with Local Government Units (LGUs) 2.) To generate data for benchmarking and monitoring R.A. 9003 compliance 3.) To recognize and reward LGUs for successfully implementing Ecological Solid Waste Management 4.) To influence and inspire LGUs so they would apply the best practices of Solid Waste Management GUIDELINES: The search for the Cleanest and Greenest LGU (Model Barangay on ESWM) Natiomwide will be formally launched on August 2017, which coincides during the 3° Ecological Integrated Waste Management Expo and Environmental Summit. The Solid ‘Waste Management Division (SWMD) shall be the Secretariat for this nationwide program. ‘The EMB Regional Offices shall invite all LGUs (Cities/Municipalities) in their mn to nominate one barangay which fully implements RA 9003 to join the search. ‘The Invitation Letter, Entry Form and Self-Assessment Form will be endorsed to the EMB Regional Offices who will then distribute it to the LGUs in their jurisdiction. All LGUs listed in the Ombudsman's short list of non-compliance and non-submission of 10 year plan will be automatically DISQUALIFIED from the search.‘The final submission of entries will be on September 21, 201%. A duly filled-up Entry Form, Self-Assessment Form and the presence (approved or submitted) of a 10-Yeer Solid Waste Management Plan will be the basis of the EMB Regional Office for the evaluation The EMB Regional Offices shal! provide copies (scanned and emailed) of all accepted entries to the SWMD. The Initial Round of validation shall be conducted at the Regional Level. The Validation Team shall be composed of two representatives each from: (a) the EMB Regional Office — Solid Waste Management Section; (b) the Solid Waste Enforcers and Educators Team ~ Regional (SWEE'-R): (¢) the DILG Regional Office: (d) the Barangay Bureau (LNB Region); and (e) the Non-Government Organization (NGO) in the region, ‘The nominated barangays shall be validated by the team using the following criteria: @ implementation of segr ‘operation of Materials Rec: Evological Solid Waste Mani NN at source: (b) compliance to segregated collection; (c) very Facilities (MRFs): and (d) active Barangay Committee for men The minimum score 10 qualify shall be 60 points or higher. Barangays who qualify shall be considered for the final validation, The list of qualitied barengays will be submitted to the SWMD by the EMB Regional Offices for consolidation, The barangay who receives the highest score from each region shall be granted an award of Twenty Thousand Pesos (PhP 20,000.00) For the Final Round, the EMB-Cenirai 0: validate the barangays who qualified from the initial round. They will be evaluated based on the following criteria: (&) segregation at source: (b) segregation collected: (c) Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs): and (d) Barangay Commitice for Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM). ther with other stakeholders shall The validation team for the Final Round (nationwide) shall be composed of representatives from the following: (a) EMB-Office of the Director; (b) EMB-SWMD: (c) EMB-PPPDD: (d) DILG: (¢) NGO and (f) selected members of the National Solid Waste, Management Commission (NSWMC. Evaluation for the final n the barangay officials. Viol candidate in their total score ar nd may be a ns seen during shail be subjected 10 t random hedule and may not be relayed to of each evaluation will demerit the opriate sanctions under the law, CATEGORIZATION ‘The barangays who are tak divided into fou Category A -Barangeys located in Highly Urbanized Cities Category B ~ Barangays located in Compone Category C - Barangays located in 1°& 2™ ‘The winners shall receive the following cash prizes (in pesos) and plaques of appreciation.CategoryA | Category B : Category C | Category D (Highly (Component fegory. fegory aes Urbanized Cites) Cities) | I" & 2" Classy) | 3 —6"Class) ‘Champion |_1,000,000.00_| "1,000,000.00 |” "7,000,000.00 | —1,000,000.00 2 Place 750,000.00 | ~ 750,000.00 | 750,000.00 | 750,000.00 Best Materials Recovery | 599 009,99 | 500,000.00 | $00,000.00 | 500,000.00 |Best Segregation at Source | 500,000.00 500,000.00 | 300,000.00 | 300,000.00 vom men 300,000.00 |" 500,000.00 | $00,000.00] 300,000.00 5 Consolaion pres | 100,060.00 cach 100,000.00 ext) [10 eon oy (100,000.00 eachy Best Finalist from 340,000.00 340,000.00 340,000.00 340,000.00 L__ Regional Validation (20,000.00 each)| (20,000.00 ¢ach) | (20,000.00 each)| (20,000.00 each) | Schedule of Activities Here are the Schedule of Activities from CY 2017 to CY 2018: Sending of Invitations by Regional Offices | June to August 2017 Formal Launch August 2017 [____ Deadline of Submission of Entries September 21, 2017 In Validation (Regional) October to December 2017 Final Validation (National) February to April 2018 May 2018 | Final Deliberation Awarding [____ June 2018 (Environment Month)Criteria for Judging: - - The scoring for ju ig the candidates will be based on the following criteria Pointing System 9 1 and Final round | points) SAS ordinane: Attendance to Trainin HEC on ESWM ins of Evaluation) 4 P SEGREGATION, Presence of More than 2 | Less than 2 [Check for the actual ATSOURCE | Ordinance bythe | years: Spts—_years: Spts | document and (total of 25. | Barangay (8 pts.) photo document if | Surveyed 20 households from and labeling | practice / contents | 7 the NEWS ofthe | of 2 Seg. | of the segregation iodegradable, Baran Bins: Spts bins Recyclable, Proper use and Improper use: Residual, Special labeling of 3 or 4 pts | Waste) (Sacks, | more Seg. Bins: | Eco-Bags. Drums, 10 pis ete.) Household | Improper use level (10 pts.) S pis | [TEC for Households | Surveyed 20 Interview the 7 pts.) (random households from the household on Survey) NEWS of the their knowledge on | © Informed on the SAS 2out of 3: 5 pts, J out of 3: ossible Proper use [Check for the actual * Informed on 3 pis R's i - 7 * SEGREGATED Presence of More than 2 years: | Less than 2 [Check for the actual] COLLECTION Ordinance by the | opts yeatsi 3pts | document and (otal of 20 | LGU adopted by | photo document if POINTS) _the Barangay (6 possible ISignage, Charts and) Check for the actual Collection (4 pts.) | any for document and | | documentat photo document if | apis possible | imple ion of | Presence of | Absence of [Check for the photo| | segregated | Managed Pick-up waste during) document | pis.) | point/s regular hours) if possible | (for Rural Areas) | (for Urban | | Tpis Areas) 2 elenaFor the 1” and Final round T Pointing System Fr ___(Means of Evaluation) ae * SEGREGATED | IEC for Households | Surveyed 3 Interview the COLLECTION | pts.) (random households from the household on (total of 20 Survey) | NEWS of the their knowledge on POINTS) | © Informed on Barangay Segregated the SC households collection ordinance 3pts MATERIALS | Fully Operational | Presence of — |iFthere is nol “Photo document RECOVERY (QO pts.) [Composting process| composting FACILITY ((Windrows, Vermi,) component (otal of 33 Tire, Mechanical) | ZERO (0) points) 10 pts Proper use oF | Photo document | recyclables / storage! (Plastic, paper, tin cans, Ete.) area: 10 pis Recording system | Presence of | Less than 1 |Cheek for the actual (8pts) Records year: 4 pts | document and (Sold Reusable & photo document if | Recyclables) possible More than | year data: 8 pts [Presence of In-charge|Contract of Service| (Check for the actual MRF operation (5 | or Designation document and pts.) Document from the photo document if | Barangay | possible | 5 pts * BARANGAY | Presence of [5 years of existence] Less than 3 |Check for the actual COMMITTEE | Resolution for the Spits years: 3 pts | document and FOR ESWM _ | creation of BSWMC photo document if (total of 22 Gpts) possible points) Activities done 4 or more activities| Less than 4: | — Check for the bby the Committee (as) 10 pis actual document of April 2016-April and photo 2017) (10 pts.) document if + Clean-up possible | © EC | Monitoring Conduct of BSWMC (9-12 meetings: 7 pis-8 meetings!| Check Tor the meetings (7 pts.) 4 pts | minutes of the | 1-3 meetings:| meetings and | 1 pt | photo document if possible (OTAL POINTS (100 points)LIST OF DEMERITS: . ListofDemerits S0 points) DEDUCTIONS ‘Process Open burning wit isa hae aie Issuance of Letter of | V'8ual presence o} an ‘open burning or 5 Violation to the LGU to ; 20 PTS ye issued by the Regional) TeMinisces, photo Office. document if = oss possible eee oe Issuance ofLeuer of | Volume of waste aa : eualieat jolation to the LGU to | _ exceeding within the Barangay Disqualification 1. issued by the Regional) Square meters in Office. | width © Open pits in the household (residuals and other hazardous Open pits primarily jused for compostis Issuance of Letter of | area but being used wastes) “isprs (Violation to the Barangay} as dumping of E | tobe issued by the | residuals and | Regional Office. | hazardous waste, | photo document if possible © Presence of waste in streets, roads, thoroughfares possible + Presence of waste in Issuance of Leer of Ns i.e. canals, Violation 10 J0 | | esteros, rivers. creeks OPTS eed be dhe Reta ee ae (perennial & eae eae intermittent) etc. BONUS POINTS: BONUS POINTS (40 pts) ~_ [Meriis T Processiniis Presence of data on waste generation and 10 pts | Recorded Data Waste Diversion waste diversion available, Photo - document if possible ‘Other alternative technologies on 10 pss | Photo document processing of solid wast bd (Charcoal briquetting machine, methane re, extruders, cra! Schools IEC CONDUCTED : Spits Establishments (LGU Level) - ECO-PERSON & — Iinpiementing segregated collection 10 pts TRI-BICYCLESResourees to prepare for this event: The launch of the Search for the Cleanest and Greenest LGU (Model Barangay on ESWM) Nationwide will be requiring posters and tarpaulins, eamera ang laptop to the LGUs. Protective Equipment (PPE). The funds will also be used for their logistical expenses. ‘The National Validation, we will be needing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), tre Eis Tansportation expenses, laptops, and other logistical expenses. We will be realized the budget needed for validation upon the received of the lis of participants on September 21, 2017. The Post validation (Awarding of Winners), we will be needing a venue where f wil be held, tarpaulins, awards and prizes and logistical expenses. BUDGET REQUIREMENT: For 2017, the SWMD has alloted total of PhP 6,000,000.00 for monitoring, advertisements, and other expenses (e.g, honorarium). The funds shall be downloaded to th Regional ‘Offices pending Submission of entries. The invited validators fom separate Agencies shall receive honorarium based on the existing COA rules and regulations, CY 2017 Monitoring expenses (Est. at PhP 4,000.00 per LGU Entry) PhP 5,400,000.00 Paid Advertisement 300,000.00 Honorarium 304 0 TOTAL CY 2017 PhP 6,000,000.00 For CY 2018, to provide logistics, PPEs for the Final Validators, and Cash Prizes, the amount of Php 22,060,000.00 is proposed. The invited validators from separate agencies shall receive honorarium based on the existing COA rules and regulations. The budget allotted for final validation and awarding shall be sourced from CY 2018 Budget. cy 2018 Amount (Php): Total (Php) Final validation Personal Protective Gear 4,000.00 600,000.00 Traveling expenses 3,000,000.00 Documentation equipment 1,600.000.00 5,200,000.00Awarding Champion per Category hi 1.000,000.00 4.000,000.00 2” place 750,000.00 3,000,000.00 Best MRF 500,000.00 2,000,000.00 Best Segregation at Source 500,000.00 2,000,000.00 Consolation (5 per Category) 500,000.00 2,000,000.00 Best Finalist from Regional Validation 20,000.00 1,360,000.00 Honorarium 300,000.00 300,000.00 Venue of Award 1.200.000.00 1,200,000.00 Others (Purchase of Wall Plaques, 800,000.00 800,000.00 Tarpaulins, posters, and other 16,860,000.00 materials needed for the contest) TOTAL CY 2018 PhP 22,060,000.00 Attached herewith is the memorandum to all EMB Regional Directors for your approval. Prepared by: bo bs JosHUA TAROBOSA. HARLON P. AGSAOAY Admin Aide 1) Project Development Officer II Reviewed by: Looe ZL fh fs éayaiOD MOND MAREON P. BLAQUERA nvironmental Management Specialist [1 Recommending approval: ELIGIO t ILBEFONSO, MPA, MEMD OIC Executive Director. NSWMC/S ‘And Concurrent Chief, S\WM Division