National Solid Waste Management Commission

Solid Waste Management Policy Framework:

Gaps and Issues

Outline

Existing Policies Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

• Status of Implementation

The Green Movement Agenda Executive Order 774 and 785

Strategies for Local Action

Republic Act 9003: The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

institutes measures to promote a more acceptable system which corresponds to the vision of sustainable development.

aims to merge environmental protection with economic pursuits, recognizing the re-orientation of the community’s view on solid waste, thereby providing schemes for waste minimization, volume reduction, resource recovery utilization and disposal

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

Mandatory segregation at source (Section 21 RA 9003)

Mandatory segregated collection; (Section 1 Rule X, IRR)

Mandatory waste diversion goal of at least 25%; (section 20 RA9003)

Establishment of Materials Recovery Facilities; (section 32 RA 9003)

Avoidance

Treatment

Residuals Mgnt

Reuse

Recycle

Reduce

Ecological Solid Waste Management Act(RA 9003)

1. Reduction of Wastes Being Generated

2. Reduction of Wastes to be Disposed, via:a. Recyclingb. Composting

Undertaken through Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF)

3. Safe Disposal of Residual Wastes (e.g. Sanitary Landfill or Eco-Center)

Objective: “Zero Basura”

STATUSNational Solid Waste Management Program

Status of Implementation* Number of disposal facilities

% Share

1. Open Dumpsite 816 65.4%

2. Open-Controlled dumpsite 407 32.6%

Sub – Total 1223 98%

3. Sanitary landfill 26 2.0%

TOTAL 1249 100.0%

Rate of compliance: 2.0%

Reduction of wastes to be disposed3,038 operational MRFs servicing a total of 3,362 brgys out of 42,000 brgys or a compliance rate of 8.0%

Safe Disposal of Residual Wastes

Luzon 15La union 1

Pangasinan 1

Bulacan 3

Nueva Ecija 1

Tarlac 1

Rizal 2

Laguna 2

Palawan 2

Navotas 1

Benguet 1

Visayas 8Aklan 1Negros Occidental 1Cebu 4Negros Oriental 1Southern Leyte 1

Mindanao 2Sultan Kudarat 1Lanao del Sur 1South Cotabato 1

TOTAL 26Note:24 Sanitary landfill under construction

STATUS 3. Safe Disposal of Residual Wastes

Low compliance to the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act is due to the following:

1. Lack of Funding

2. Social (throw-away mentality, Not-In-My-Backyard syndrome)

THE PROGRAM : GREEN MOVEMENT AGENDA (Memorandum from the President dated December 23, 2008)

The program calls for a holistic, scientific, rights-based manner of managing the resources observing the principle of multi-use, decentralization and devolution and active participation of local government units.

The Zero Basura Action Plan for 2009 calls for the harmonization of various horizontal and vertical local actions on the management of the environment, with special focus on solid waste management, the very basic environmental concern that affects and involves each and everyone…. from the Uplands to the Coastal Areas.

ZERO BASURA ACTION PLANFORESTRY ECOTOURISM HEALTH

INVESTMENT DISASTER/FLOODING/ LANDSLIDE

BIODIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE/ SEWERAGE

SURFACE/ GROUND WATER

HORIZONTAL ACTION

NSWMC ROLE:

Waste Generation BARANGAY/ MUNICPALITY/CITY / PRIVATE SECTOR

SWM

3Rs

COASTAL HEALTH PLASTIC MANGROVES

INVESTMENT ALL TYPES OF DEBRIS SPAWNING (SHELLFISH)

TOURISM BEACH DIRT BIODIVERSITY

MINING

Household segregation at MRF

SANITARY LANDFILL/ ECOCENTER

STRATEGY FOR LOCAL ACTION ON ZERO BASURA

FROM HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL ACTION (INTERCONNECTION INTO ONE ACTION)

HARMONIZATION OF VARIOUS LOCAL ACTION

Financial and Enforcement

Provision of incentives/disincentive

Implementation of the National Government-Local Government Cost Sharing Scheme for Solid Waste Management Services:

MRF Safe Disposal Facility (closure and rehabilitation of open and controlled

dumpsites, sanitary landfill)

File administrative charges to non-complying local government units 3 strike policy : issuance of reminders/notification

Responsibility Centers: NSWMC, DOF, Ombudsman

Strategies for Local Action

Strategies for Local ActionAccess to Available Technology and

Capacity Building

Strengthen the Operationalization of Materials Recovery Facility/System

Mandatory backyard composting to all LGUs.

Mandatory provision of biogas digester to all wet markets

Provide market for compost and recyclable materials

Promote organic farming using fortified compost

Promote green charcoal technology

***Resource mobilization and technical assistance

Responsibility centers: LGUs, DA, DOST, DTILINKS

Municipality of Miagao

Bioreactor

Strategies for Local Action

Financial and Enforcement/ Public Advocacy and Social Marketing/Access to Available Technology and Capacity Building

Organize members of the informal sector engaged in recovery of recyclable materials to form a cooperative or association;

Responsibility Centers: LGUs, DSWD, NSWMC

Enforcement Enforce extended producers responsibility through:

Buy-back scheme (waste markets, Recyclable collection event)

Deposit-refund scheme

Bring-your-own-bag (eco-friendly bags) (eg. SM green Bag, Los Banos initiative through use of paper bags)

Provision of incentives (e.g. tax rebate)

Responsibility Centers: Private sector, DTI, DENR, BIR

Strategies for Local Action

Public Advocacy and Social MarketingPromotion of Residual waste management

Adoption of alternative technologies that processes residual wastes to useful products;

Provision of market for products from residual wastes (eg. Linear Parks along Pasig River used concrete products from residual wastes fron the Municipality of Teresa)

Adoption of the co-processing of residual wastes to cement kilns(e.g HOLCIM)

Responsibility centers: LGUs, DOST, DTI, other partners

Strategies for Local Action

Public Advocacy and Social Marketing Continuous Massive IEC

Orientation/forum with representatives of each government agency

Cluster LGU summits/workshops/conferences (1st Quarter) Responsibility Center: DENR, LPP, LCP, LMP, LnB, other

partners

Multi-media Campaign

• Responsibility Center: DENR, PIA, other partners

Strategies for Local Action

Public Advocacy and Social Marketing Continuous Mainstreaming of the ESWM in the

Educational system through: Replication of the eco-savers passbook Mandatory establishment of the S-I-G-A (school in a

garden using compost produced in the school)

Responsibility Center: DepEd, DENR, DA, other organizations

Strategies for Local Action

Marikina City

THANK YOUand

MABUHAY!!!

The National Solid Waste Management CommissionOffice of the Secretariat, EMB-DENR

Telefax : (+632) 920-2252/79E-mail : emb@emb.gov.ph

Website : www.emb.gov.ph/nswmc