EMB CALABARZON IN CUENCA BATANGAS The Municipal Mayor, Hon. Celerino Endaya, together with the different Barangay Chairmen, Municipal Counsellors and stakeholders gathered at the covered court at the Municipal Hall in Cuenca, Batangas for the conduct of Environmental Awareness Seminar of EMB CALABARZON Region on August 29. After giving the Welcome Remarks, Mayor Endaya encourage the active participation of everyone to implement the proper solid waste management from minimizing waste, to segregation at home, collection and its disposal. He stressed that the LGU are the primarily responsible in providing Solid Waste Management services to its constituents, however its success requires the support and active participation of the local citizenry of Cuenca, Batangas.
On the other hand, Ms. Corazon Gasapos, Chief of the Solid Waste Management Section of EMB CALABARZON, discussed the salient features of RA 9003 or the Solid Waste Management Act and the effects of Climate Change while Ms. Marife Peñano gave the overview of the Clean 500 Program of DENR.
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VENUE: MUNICIPAL HALL, CUENCA BATANGAS
DATE: AUGUST 29, 2017 8:00AM 5:00PM
Department of Environment and Natural Resources ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU
CALABARZON Region
and
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF CUENCA, BATANGAS
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND CLIMATE CHANGE
The Law
Republic Act 9003 (RA9003) or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act was enacted to provide a framework for managing the problem of solid waste management and it gives outmost importance to the roles of the Local Government Units (LGUs) in the management of their respective solid wastes within their jurisdiction.
Management of Solid Wastes 1.Establishment of Material
Recovery Facility (MRF) in Barangay and City level
2.Composting of Bio-degradable wastes to be used as fertilizers
3.Innovative way of Recycling on Non-Biodegradable wastes
4.Segregation at source-Household level
5.Innovative ways of collecting segregated wastes
6.Construction of Sanitary Landfill
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
UNIT OF CUENCA