REPUBLIC ACT 9003

OR
Ecological solid waste
management ACT OF 2000

Eden B. Calleja
• Overview
• Scope
• Objective
• Coverage
• Prohibited Acts
• Etc.
Ecological Solid Waste Management

The systematic administration of

activities which provide for segregation
at source, segregated transportation,
storage, transfer, processing, treatment,
and disposal of solid waste and all other
waste management activities which do
not harm the environment
SOLID WASTE
“Discarded household, commercial
waste, non-hazardous institutional and
industrial waste, street sweepings,
construction debris, agriculture waste,
and other non-hazardous/non-toxic solid
waste”
1. Compostable Wastes
fruit and vegetable peelings
left-over foods
yard waste
seeds
egg shells

Fruits & Vegetable

Peelings

Left –over foods

Fish Entails

Yard waste
Egg Shells Seeds
2. Recyclable Waste
paper rubber
glass plastics

Glass

Paper
Plastic

Metals
3. Residual Waste
ceramics plastic
candy wrappers
napkins diapers

Ceramics Candy Wrappers

plastic

Sanitary Napkins Disposable Diapers

 paints batteries
4. Special Waste thinners tires
 Household hazardous waste is any waste,
produced in the home, which is flammable, toxic, discarded appliances
corrosive, or reactive. Common examples include:
 Paints
 Pesticides
 Automotive fluids
 Hobby chemicals
 Cleaning products
 Thinners and strippers
 Batteries
 Acids/Bases
 Incandescent Bulb

Batteries

Paints Thinners Discarded Appliances

 LEGAL FRAMEWORK

REPUBLIC ACT 9003

 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.
RA 9003 Milestone
January 26, 2001
Approval of RA 9003
January 6, 2002
Effectivity of IRR (DAO 2001-34)
 Section 2

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

and ecological solid waste management program which shall:

• Ensure protection of public health and environment;

• Utilization of valuable resources and encourage resources
conservation and recovery;
• Solid waste avoidance and volume reduction;
• Proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment, and
disposal of solid waste;
• Promote national research and development programs;
• Encourage greater private sector participation;
•Retain primary enforcement and responsibility of solid waste
management with local government;
• Cooperation and self-regulation among waste generators;
• Institutionalize public participation;
• Strengthen the integration of ESWM and resource conservation
and recovery topics into the academic curricula of formal and non-
formal education.
 ENVIRONMENTAL AND
HEALTH IMPACTS OF
IMPROPER SOLID WASTE
HANDLING AND DISPOSAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF
IMPROPER SOLID WASTE HANDLING
AND DISPOSAL
HEALTH IMPACTS OF IMPROPER SOLID
WASTE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL

• DYSENTERY
• CHOLERA/TYPHOID
• LUNG PROBLEMS
 TRANSFER &
TRANSPORT

WASTE GENERATION
( Domestic,
Commercial,
Institutional &
Industrial ) COLLECTION DISPOSAL
STORAGE

PROCESSING &
RECOVERY
 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF RA 9003

Biodegradable Recyclable Special Residual

wastes Wastes Wastes Wastes

Separate
Collection
Schedule
or Use of
Compart-
mentalized
BARANGAY Vehicle
MRF SLF

recycling
TREATER
GARDENS/ JUNKSHOPS/
FARMS RECYCLING PLANT

BARANGAY’S Role CITY/MUNICIPALITY’S Role

 COMPLIANCE to RA 9003
Sec 21 – Segregation at Source
Sec 24 – Segregated Collection
Sec 32 - Establishment of MRF
Sec 37 – Closure of Open Dumps and
Controlled Disposal Facilities
Sec 41 – Establishment of Sanitary
Landfill

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 Mandatory Segregation of Solid Waste
(Section 21 of RA 9003)

• segregation of
wastes at source
• separate
container for each
type of waste
• container is
properly marked

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 Compostable Wastes Recyclable Wastes
Fruit and veggie
Papers
peelings
Mineral Bottles
Soft shells
Metals/Aluminum
Leaves/Garden
Glass
Wastes
Other materials that
Other materials that
could be recycled
could be turned into
compost

Residual or Non- Special Wastes

recyclable Wastes
Sanitary napkins
Disposable Diapers Paints
Worn out rugs Thinners
Other soiled materials Batteries
that cannot be Spray Canisters
composted and recycled
Segregation at source

CANAMAN, CAMARINES SUR

MAGARAO. CAMARINES SUR

IROSIN, SORSOGON
 Collection and Transport of Solid Waste

Requirements for the Collection of Solid

Waste
• Collection crew with Personnel
Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Training of collection crew
• Separate collection schedules or
trucks for different types of wastes, or
use of compartmentalized trucks
• Waste covered during transport
Segregated Collection

MAGARAO. CAMARINES SUR BULAN, SORSOGON

SORSOGON CITY
SECTION 32. Establishment of
LGU Materials Recovery Facility

There shall be established a

Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in
every barangay or cluster of barangays.
The facility shall be established in a
barangay-owned or leased land or any
suitable open space to be determined
by the barangay through its Sanggunian.
For this purpose, the barangay or cluster
of barangays shall allocate a certain
parcel of land for the MRF.
A site where collected materials can
be stored until they are sold or
processed for composting
 MRF Components
as an Integral Part of the
Total Solid Waste Management System

Generation

Storage

Collection

Transfer & Processing &

Transport Recovery
MRF
Disposal
Types of Material Recovery Facility
• Barangay MRF (or cluster)
• Municipal MRF
• Junkshop as MRF
• MRF/Drop-off Center/Buy-
Back Center in Malls
• Mobile MRF
• Agri-business sector
FEATURES OF MATERIALS
RECOVERY FACILITY
 FEATURES OF MRF

Receive Wastes for

Final Sorting
• Final sorting of
wastes for recycling
and or final disposal
of wastes
 FEATURES OF MRF

Store Wastes for Processing

• Compostable and recyclables can be
stored in the MRF prior to transportation
to their respective processing facilities or
markets
 FEATURES OF MRF
Process Wastes
• Simple processing like cleaning and baling
 FEATURES OF MRF
Compost Production
Area
• For MRFs with
built-in area
 FEATURES OF MRF
Business Center for Livelihood Components
• Office serves as business center for
different garbage-based livelihood projects
 FEATURES OF MRF
Drop-off and Temporary
Storage Center for
Hazardous, Toxic and
White Wastes
• Must be provided with
ancillary structures for
hazardous wastes
containment
• Must provide well-
trained manpower to
manage THW
Step-by-step guide in building MRF
1. Choose a site as small as 12 sq.m that is
accessible to the barangay
2. Build a storage space with roofing and
partitioned areas protected by cyclone wire
3. The partitions will hold recyclable materials
in separate cells for plastics, glass, metal,
aluminum or paper, etc.
4. Hold the area under lock and key to prevent
pilferage or theft of the materials
 SORSOGON CITY IROSIN, SORSOGON

STO. DOMINGO, ALBAY VIRAC, CATANDUANES

MAGARAO, CAMARINES SUR
Step-by-step guide in building MRF
5. For larger land area, a composting facility can
be out up.
6. Construct a mixing pond from concrete
where kitchen and garden waste and coco
dust can be mixed.
7. The mixing pond should have adequate
drainage for the leachate from the kitchen
waste
8. Storage for compost sacks should be
provided with roof. The roofed area will also
hold the shredder and mixer
9. If the barangay chooses other ways of
composting, the site should have open
ground for compost pits or piles
MMDA Materials Recovery Facility
Davao City
MAGARAO, CAMARINES SUR
MAGARAO, CAMARINES SUR

Biodegradable Waste Management

MAGARAO, CAMARINES SUR

Recyclable Waste Management

MAGARAO, CAMARINES SUR

Residual Waste Management

Materials Recovery
System
 Composting Facility
Sta. Magdalena, Sorsogon
Composting
Disposal Facilities

Open Dumpsite
Controlled Dumpsite
Sanitary Landfill
Open Dumpsite
Controlled Dumpsite
Sanitary landfill shall refer to a waste disposal site designed,
constructed, operated and maintained in a manner that
exerts engineering control over significant potential
environmental impacts arising from the development and
operation of the facility. (RA 9003)
 CATEGORIES OF FINAL DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4
FEATURES
≤ 15 tpd > 15 tpd, ≤ 75 tpd > 75 tpd, ≤ 200 tpd > 200 tpd

Daily and Immediate Soil

√ √ √ √
Cover
Embankment/ Cell
√ √ √ √
Separation
Drainage Facility √ √ √ √
Gas Venting √ √ √ √
Leachate Collection √ √ √ √
Combination of
Leachate Treatment Pond System Pond System Pond System physical, biological
and chemical

At a later stage At a later stage At a later stage of

Leachate Recirculation Treatment
of operation of operation operation

Clay Liner √1 √2
Clay Liner and/or
√3 √4
Synthetic Liner
1 clay liner must be at least 60 cm thick and has permeability of 10-5 cm/sec
2 clay liner must be at least 75 cm thick and has permeability of 10-6 cm/sec
3 clay liner must be at least 75 cm thick and has permeability of 10-7 cm/sec or better, if not available an equivalent replacement would

be a composite liner consisting of at least 1.5 mm thick HDPE membrane over at least 60 cm thickness of compacted fine materials
with permeability no more than 10-6 cm/sec.
4 synthetic liner at least 1.5 mm thick HDPE membrane over at least 60 cm thickness of compacted clay materials with permeability no

more than 10-7 cm/sec

CATEGORIES 1 and 2 application for an ECC shall require
the submission of an Initial Environmental Examination
(IEE) Checklist.

CATEGORIES 3 and 4 application for an ECC shall require

the submission of an IEE Report.

In view further of the provisions of the procedural manual

for DAO NO. 30, ECC application for sanitary landfill
projects with a daily capacity of 1000 metric tons and
above shall be required an Environmental Impact Study
(EIS)
 Sanitary Landfill

Metro Clark Waste Management Facility, Capas, Tarlac

Sanitary Landfill

Landfill Cell 1
Area= 1.015 Hectare
Sanitary Landfill

Landfill Cell 2
Area= .371 Hectare
 LANDFILLING DIAGRAM
GAS VENTING SYSTEM
PERFORATED PIPES
(4” DIA. PERFORATED PVC PIPES)
(LEACHATE COLLECTION)

FINAL SOIL COVER

MANGROVE TREES SIDE SLOPE 1:4 GRAVEL
VEGETATION

V-DITCH CANAL HDPE LINER

COMPACTED WASTES NATURAL CLAY SOIL COVER

 E COLOGICAL PARKS

ECOLOGICAL PARK AT IROSIN, SORSOGON

ECOLOGICAL PARK AT BULAN, SORSOGON

Rubber Tire Recycling
 Laminates Recycling

MILO SACHETS
Pail from milo sachets
Composite (Tetrapack) Recycling
Doy Pack Recycling
GREEN FURNITURES – (EB Magalona, Negros Occidental)
plastics — as fillers for sofa sets
Polystyrene Recycling
 Major Equipment

Plastic and Styro Plastic and Styro

Shredder Densifier
 Raw Materials

Foamed PS
Used Cooking Oil

Expanded PS
Melting Process

date
Molding Process

date
 PRODUCTS

FOR FURTHER PROCESSING FUNCTIONAL PRODUCTS

(Potential Export Market – China)
PRODUCTS
FUNCTIONAL PRODUCTS
Functional Products
Functional Products
Institutional Structures and
Mechanisms
 INSTITUTIONAL
STRUCTURE
DENR-EMB-NSWMC/S
NSWMC
(Technical Support
(Policy Making) & Enforcement)

RA 9003

LGUs Waste
(Implementation) Generators
 Roles of the LGU SWM Boards/Committee
Barangay SWM Committee

• Formulate a SWM Program

• Ensure that segregation is undertaken

by different sources

• Facilitate the collection of compostable

and recyclables
City/Municipal SWM Board
Provincial SWM Board
• Develop and implement its
comprehensive SWM Plan • Consolidate Plans and Programs
of its component
• Coordinate the efforts of its cities/municipalities
component barangays
• Establish activities
• Facilitate the collection of residuals complementing efforts at the
and ensure that special wastes are local and barangay levels
properly stored/or treated

• Ensure the proper disposal of residuals

National SWM Commission

Provincial SWM Board

City/Municipal SWM Board

Barangays SWM Committees

Institutional Structures Mechanism
Oversee implementation of SWM NSWMC
Plans and prescribe policies

Consolidate Plans and Programs, Provincial

establish activities complementing
efforts at the local and barangay
SWM Board
levels

Formulation of the Local Solid

Waste Management Plan: Focusing City/Municipal
on collection of residual SWM Board
material and special wastes

Segregation and collection of Barangay

Biodegradable and recyclable solid SWM
Wastes Committee
Commercial and industrial establishments shall
be encouraged, through appropriate
incentives other than tax incentives:

 Initiate, participate and invest in integrated

ESWM projects
 Manufacture environment-friendly products
 Introduce, develop and adopt innovative
processes that shall recycle and re-use
materials, conserve raw materials and energy,
reduce waste, and prevent pollution
 Undertake community activities to promote
and propagate effective SWM practices
 Section 10

Role of LGUs in SWM

 shall be primarily responsible for the
implementation and enforcement of the Act

 segregation and collection of biodegradable,

compostable, and reusable solid wastes shall
be conducted at the barangay level

 collection of non-recyclable materials and

special wastes shall be the responsibility of
the municipality or city
 Creation of the following Solid
Waste Management Boards at
the Local Government Level:
City/Municipal
SWM Board

Barangay SWM
Provincial SWM
Committee
Board
 Section 11

COMPOSITION
Chairman: Provincial Governor
Members:
1. All mayors of its component cities &
municipalities;
2. Sangguniang Panlalawigan Representative
3. Provincial Health &/or General Services
Officers
4. Provincial Environment and Natural
Resources Officer;
5. Provincial Engineer;
6. Congressional representative
7. NGO Representative
8. Representative from recycling plant
9. Representative from the manufacturing or
packaging industry
10. Representative from concerned gov’t. agency
 FINES AND
PENALTIES
(Sections 48 & 49 of RA 9003)
 Fines and Penalties
Para. 1, Section 3, Rule XVIII,
IRR
VIOLATION:
Littering, throwing, dumping of waste
matters in public places

Fines & Penalties:

Php300 to 1,000 and/or
Rendering of community service for not less than 1 day to not more
than 15 days where such prohibited acts are committed (or both)
 Fines and Penalties
Para. 2, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR
VIOLATION:
Undertaking activities or operating, collecting or
transporting equipment in violation of sanitation
operation and other requirements or permits set
forth in or established pursuant to the Act.

Fines & Penalties:

Php300 to 1,000 and/or
Imprisonement of not less than 1 day to not more than 15 days (or both)
 Fines and Penalties
Para. 3, Section 3, Rule XVIII,
IRR
VIOLATION:
Open burning of solid waste.

Fines & Penalties:

Php300 to 1,000 and/or
Imprisonement of not less than 1 day to not more than 15 days (or
both)
 Fines and Penalties
Para. 4, Section 3, Rule XVIII,
IRR
VIOLATION:
Causing or permitting the collection of non-
segregated or unsorted waste.

Fines & Penalties:

Php1,000 to 3,000 and/or
Imprisonement of not less than 15 days to not more than 6 months (or
both)
 Fines and Penalties
Para. 5, Section 3, Rule XVIII,
IRR
VIOLATION:
Squatting in open dumps.

Fines & Penalties:

Php1,000 to 3,000 and/or
Imprisonement of not less than 15 days to not more than 6 months (or
both)
 Fines and Penalties
Para. 6, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR
VIOLATION:
Open dumping, burying of biodegradable or non-
biodegradable materials in flood prone areas

Fines & Penalties:

Php1,000 to 3,000 and/or
Imprisonement of not less than 15 days to not more than 6 months (or
both)
 Fines and Penalties
Para. 7, Section 3, Rule XVIII,
IRR
VIOLATION:
Unauthorized removal of recyclable material
intended for collection by authorized persons

Fines & Penalties:

Php1,000 to 3,000 and/or
Imprisonement of not less than 15 days to not more than 6 months (or
both)
Fines and Penalties
Para. 8, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR
VIOLATION:
Mixing of source-separated recyclable material with other
solid waste in any vehicle, box, container, or receptacle used in
SW collection or disposal.

Fine:
For the first time shall pay a fine of Five Hundred
Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00) plus an amount not
less than five (5%) percent but not more than ten
percent (10%) of his net annual income during the
previous year.
Fines and Penalties
Para. 8, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR
VIOLATION:
Mixing of source-separated recyclable material with other
solid waste in any vehicle, box, container, or receptacle used in
SW collection or disposal.

Penalty:
The additional penalty of imprisonment of a
minimum period of one (1) year, but not to exceed
three (3) years at the discretion of the court, for
shall be imposed for second or subsequent
violations of the provision.
Fines and Penalties
Para. 9, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR
VIOLATION:
Establishment or operation of open dumps as enjoined in the
Act, or closure of said dumps in violation of Section 37 of the
Act.

Fine:
For the first time shall pay a fine of Five Hundred
Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00) plus an amount not
less than five (5%) percent but not more than ten
percent (10%) of his net annual income during the
previous year.
Fines and Penalties
Para. 9, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR
VIOLATION:
Establishment or operation of open dumps as enjoined in the
Act, or closure of said dumps in violation of Section 37 of the
Act.

Penalty:
The additional penalty of imprisonment of a
minimum period of one (1) year, but not to exceed
three (3) years at the discretion of the court, for
shall be imposed for second or subsequent
violations of the provision.
Fines and Penalties
Para. 10, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR

VIOLATION:
The manufacture, distribution or use of non-environmentally
acceptable packaging materials

Para. 11, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR

VIOLATION:
Importation of consumer products packaged in non-
environmentally acceptable materials

FINES AND PENALTIES: same with Paragraphs 8 and 9

Fines and Penalties
Para. 12, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR
VIOLATION:
Importation of toxic wastes misrepresented as recyclable or
with recyclable content.
Para. 13, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR
VIOLATION:
Transport & dumping in bulk of collected wastes in areas other
than centers of facilities prescribed in the Act

FINES: Php 10,000 to 200,000.00 and/or

PENALTIES: Imprisonment of not less than 30 days but not
more than 3 years.
Fines and Penalties
Para. 14, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR
VIOLATION:
Site preparation, construction, expansion or operation of
waste management facilities without an ECC.

Para. 15, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR

VIOLATION:
Construction of any establishment w/in 200 meters from
dumpsites and SLFs.

FINES: Php 100,000 to 1,000,000 and/or

PENALTIES: Imprisonment of not less than 1 year but not
more than 6 years.
Fines and Penalties
Para. 16, Section 3, Rule XVIII, IRR
VIOLATION:
Operation or construction or operation of SLFs or any waste
disposal facility on any aquifer, groundwater reservoir or
watershed area and/or any portion thereof.

FINES: Php 100,000 to 1,000,000 and/or

PENALTIES: Imprisonment of not less than 1 year but not
more than 6 years.
 Environmental Management Bureau V
Regional Center Site
Rawis, Legazpi City
Tel. No.: (052) 742-2797/742-2824
E-mail : [email protected]

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