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Sustainable Solid Waste Management through Clustering Solid Waste Management Division Environmental Management Bureau Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Sustainable Solid
Waste Management
through Clustering
Solid Waste Management Division
Environmental Management Bureau
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Outline
Philippine Solid Waste Management
Law;
Legal Bases on Clustering of LGUs for
Common SWM Facility;
Initiatives on Clustering of LGUs for
common disposal facilities in the
Philippines
Republic Act No. 9003
Philippine Law on Solid Waste Management;
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000;
Approved on January 26, 2001;
Took effect on February 16, 2001 after publication;
The Implementing Rules and Regulations approved as DENR Administrative Order No. 2001-34.
Republic Act No. 9003 The ESWM policy is based on the management of waste
in the following hierarchy:
1. Source reduction (avoidance) & minimization of waste generated at source;
2. Reuse, recycling & resource recovery of waste at the barangay level.
3. Efficient collection, proper transfer & transport of waste by the city/municipality;
4. Efficient management of residuals & of final disposal sites and/or any other related technologies for the destruction/reuse of residuals
SWM Hierarchy
Pa
rtn
ers
hip
en
terp
rise
s a
s d
icta
ted
by
po
lic
y,
eco
no
mie
s o
f sc
ale
an
d i
n p
art
ne
rsh
ip w
ith
LG
Us
Mu
nic
ipa
liti
es/
Cit
ies
Direct Responsibility
Avoid
Reduce
Reuse
Residuals Management
Treatment
Recycle
Recover
Last preferred options
First preferred options
Influencing Responsibility
SWM System Prescribed
under RA 9003
Institutional Structure
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act
of 2000
Local Government
Units
(Implementation)
National Solid Waste
Management Commission
(Policy Making)
Waste Generators
/Citizens
(Compliance)
DENR-EMB-SWMD (NSWMC Secretariat, Technical Support,
Monitoring and Enforcement)
Creation of the Solid Waste
Management Boards and Committees
at the Local Level
City/Municipal SWM Board Barangay SWM
Committee
Provincial SWM Board
Local Government Ten Year SWM
Plans
Section 16. Local Government Solid Waste Management Plans. – The province, city or municipality, through its local solid waste management boards, shall prepare its respective 10-year solid waste management plans consistent with the National Solid Waste Management Framework: Provided, That the waste management plan shall be for the re-use, recycling and composting of wastes generated in their respective jurisdictions: Provided, further, That the solid waste management plan of the LGU shall ensure the efficient management of solid waste generated within its jurisdiction.
Total No. of SWM Plans Submitted : 1,349
Rate of Compliance
a.Cities/Municipalities, 82%
b. Provincial, 44%
Plans Approved 800 including 3 Provincial
Plans
60% of the submitted plans were approved
May 2016
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 May-16
35 37 52 40
307
821
186
Establishment of LGU
Materials Recovery Facility
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.
The barangay or cluster of barangays shall allocate a
certain parcel of land for the MRF.
The MRF shall receive mixed waste for final sorting,
segregation, composting, and recycling.
The resulting residual wastes shall be transferred to a long-
term storage or disposal facility or sanitary landfill.
Number of MRFs reported to NSWMC
2010 to 2015
Number
Year
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Number of MRFs in the
Philippines 6,958 7,329 7,713 8,486 8,656 9,335
Estimated Percentage (%) of
Barangays with MRFs
16.6 % 17.4 % 18.4 % 20.2 % 20.6% 22%
Number of Barangays/LGUs
served by MRFs
7,938 8,323 8,843 9,634 10,327 12,607 Estimated Percentage (%) of
Barangays served by MRFs
18.9 % 19.8 % 21.0 % 22.9 % 24.5% 30%
SWM at a Glance 2015
Indicator National Metro Manila
Waste generation (per day) 40,000 tons/day 9,000 tons/day
Per capita 0.32 – 0.71 0.71
Collection efficiency 40% - 85% 85%
Number of MRFs 9,335 941
Number of barangays served 12,607 962
% compliance 30% 56.3%
Source: NSWMCS database
Closure and rehabilitation of all open and
controlled dumpsites (Section 37)
Establishment of a Categorized Sanitary
Landfill and or use of alternative technology
management of residual wastes
Management of Residuals &
Final Disposal Sites
Application and
Maintenance of
Soil Cover Site Clearing
No. of disposal facilities 654 2
No. of open and controlled
dumps (where open burning
occur)
553 0
No. of open and controlled
dumps under rehabilitation and
closure
451 0
No. of sanitary landfills 101 2
No. of LGUs served by SLFs 228 17
Compliance rate 14% 100%
Indicator National Metro Manila
SWM DISPOSAL at a Glance 2015
Key information on SLFs in the
Philippines from
2008, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015
Paramater Year
Unit 2008 2010 2013 2014 2015
Population of the
Philippines 88,543,800 92,337,852 98,449,090 100,420,642
101,883,764
Capita
Number of operating SLFs 21 29 72 86 101 SLFs
Number of LGUs with access
to SLFsa 63 78 130 154 228 LGUs
Percent of LGUsb with access
to SLFs 3.86 % 4.77 % 7.96 % 9.42% 13.95% %
Legal Bases on Clustering of
LGUs for Common SWM
Facility
Legal Bases
The Philippine Constitution
(General Provisions)
• Section 13. Local government units may
group themselves, consolidate or
coordinate their efforts, services, and
resources for purposes commonly
beneficial to them in accordance with law.
Legal Bases RA 9003 DAO 2001-34 (IRR of RA 9003)
• Section 11 (12) Role of the
Provincial SWM Board
to allow for the
clustering of LGUs for
the solution of common
solid waste
management problems
• Section 2 (l), Rule VI of the IRR.
• Section 32 requires the
establishment of Materials
Recovery Facility in every
barangay or cluster of barangays.
• Section 1 Rule XI of the IRR.
Legal Bases RA 9003 DAO 2001-34 (IRR of RA 9003)
• Section 43 mandates the NSWMC
to publish guidelines for the
identification of areas which
have common SWM problems
and are appropriate units for
clustered SWM services.
• Section 5, Rule VII of the IRR
mandates the Department
to publish guidelines
for the identification of
areas which have
common SWM
problems and are
appropriate units for
clustered SWM
services.
RA 9003 DAO 2001-34 (IRR of RA 9003)
• Section 44 reiterates Section 33 of
RA 7160 mandating the role of
provinces, cities, municipalities
and barangays, through
appropriate ordinances, to
consolidate or
coordinate their efforts,
services, and resources
for purposes of jointly
addressing common
SWM problems and/or
establishing common
waste disposal facilities.
• Section 5, Rule VII of the IRR
states that technical guidelines,
criteria for joint activities and
projects, and a set of incentive
systems for LGUs opting to
consolidate efforts by jointly
planning and implementing a
comprehensive SWM program for
their respective areas of
jurisdictions shall be specified
and regularly updated by the
Department.
Legal Bases
Initiatives on SWM Clustering
for Common SWM Disposal
Facilities in the Philippines
REGIO
N
Name of
Cluster/
Facility
Type of
Partnershi
p
Partners Type of
Facility/
Location
Legal
Instrumen
t/
Date
Status
NCR Navotas
Sanitary
Landfill
Private
Enterprise
utilized by
LGUs
MMDA-
LGU
Navotas-
LGU
Manila
SLF/
Navotas,
MM.
Memorand
um of
Agreement
(MOA)/200
5
Operation
al
I Urdaneta
City SLF
Inter-
Governme
nt
Executive
Agreement
Urdaneta
City-
Municipalit
y of Sta.
Barbara
SLF/
Urdaneta
City
Pagasina
n
Inter-
Governme
nt
Executive
Agreement
/
2011
operation
al
Sample Clusters formed on SWM
Source: EMB Regional Offices
REGIO
N
Name of
Cluster/
Facility
Type of
Partnershi
p
Partners Type of
Facility/
Location
Legal
Instrumen
t/
Date
Status
III Clark
SLF
Private
Enterprise
utilized by
LGUs
Lubao,
Guagua,
Apalit, San
Fernando City
Pampanga,
Mabalacat,
Angeles,
Moncada,
Cabanatuan
City
SLF with
MRF
MOA operation
al
IVA Pilotage
SLF, San
Pedro
Laguna
Private
Enterprise
utilized by
LGUs
San Pedro,
Sta. Rosa,
Los Banos
and
Carmona
SLF with
MRF
Contract Operation
al
Sample Clusters formed on SWM
Source: EMB Regional Offices
REGIO
N
Name of
Cluster/
Facility
Type of
Partnersh
ip
Partners Type of
Facility/
Location
Legal
Instrument/
Date
Status
VII Bohol
cluster
Inter-LGU
partnershi
p in the
Province
of Bohol
Bohol Province
LGU-
Alburquerque-
Baclayon-
Balilihan-
Corella-Cortes-
Dauis-Lila-
Loboc-
Maribohoc-
Panglao-
Sikatuna
SLF Memorandu
m of
Agreement
(MOA)/2011
Not yet
operational
X Camigui
n
Province
Cluster/
LGUs
Alliance
Project
Inter-LGU
partnershi
p in
Camiguin
Camiguin
Province-
Mambajao-
Mahinog-
Guinsiliban-
Sagay-
Catarman
SLF/
Mambajao,
Camiguin
MOA operational
Source: EMB Regional Offices
REGIO
N
Name
of
Cluster
/
Facility
Type of
Partners
hip
Partners Type of
Facility/
Location
Legal
Instrume
nt/
Date
Status
XII Suralla
h
Sanitar
y
Landfill
(South
Cotaba
to
Cluster
Sanitar
y
Landfill
)
Inter-
LGU
Partnersh
ip
Province of
South
Cotabato-
Surallah-
Banga-T’boli-
Lake Sebu-
Sto. Niño,
Norala
Sanitary
Landfill/
Municipalit
y of
Surallah,
South
Cotabato
MOA/
2008
(among
LGUs)
MOA
2011
(Province
South
Cotabato
and
Surallah)
operation
al
First Provincial-Lead Sanitary
Landfill in the Country (Model)
Source: EMB Regional Offices
Powerpoint slides from presentation of the Provincial Government of South
Cotabato
Role of Actors/ Key Proponents As stipulated in the MOA
South Cotabato LGU
•Provide technical and financial assistance in the improvement of the
access road from the national highway to the SLF site;
•Assist host LGU in developing/maintaining the SLF;
• Mediate any conflicts that may arise between and among member
LGUs.
Host LGU
•Provide disposal site suitable for SLF
•Ensure establishment, management, operation and maintenance of the
SLF
•Allow continued access to the SLF site to all garbage transport vehicles
of the other LGUs who are part of the cluster, other LGUs and private
entities who may thereafter indicate their commitment and intention to
avail services of the SLF
•Collect tipping fees from SLF users, ensure that revenues from SLF are
used for maintenance of facility.
Powerpoint slides from presentation of the Provincial Government of South
Cotabato
Other LGU members
•The LGUs which are part of the cluster shall provide their own transport units,
preferably compactor trucks or any other closed type units as provided in RA 9003
•The tipping fee that may be assessed from the LGUs shall b e paid through a
mechanism whereby the disposing LGU shall make automatic allocations from
their IRA specifically for the purpose.
•Participate in the periodic assessment of the performance of cluster members &
host LGU with respect to disposal management.
In accordance with the MOA, a Board (specifically for the Cluster SLF) was
created composed of all the LCEs of the member LGUs, a representative of the
provincial government and host Barangay, whose primary role was to formulate
rules and regulations of disposal, use and maintenance of the SLF, monitoring and
evaluation in connection with the operation and maintenance of the SLF. It will also
determine sanctions to be imposed to parties who will withdraw from or violate any
provision of the MOA. The board created an Operation and Management
Committee which is now operational.
Powerpoint slides from presentation of the Provincial Government of South
Cotabato
Powerpoint slides from presentation of the Provincial Government of South
Cotabato
Powerpoint slides from presentation of the Provincial Government of South
Cotabato
BARRIERS ENCOUNTERED
Pre- Implementation Phase
- Resistance of the 1st Barangay due to political
differences, however it was immediately resolved
by transferring to other Barangay (Colongolo) that
took the project as an opportunity for them to
become learning site of other LGUs;
Implementation Phase
1. Lack of budget to complete all the necessary
infrastructure Operation Phase
Lack of budget for member LGUs for tipping fees
and other MOOE Powerpoint slides from presentation of the Provincial Government of South
Cotabato
Powerpoint slides from presentation of the Provincial Government of South
Cotabato
Advantages and Benefits of
Clustering
Advantages Benefits to LGUs
Preservation of Common Heritage and
Identity
Scarce resources to implement projects
will be supplemented by other members’
shares
Development needs easier to identify
and address
High possibility of funding assistance
and approval of proposals from donor
agencies/financial institutions
Serves as a tool in establishing growth
centers in the Province/Region
Equipment needed for infrastructure
development and waste management
will be supplemented by other members
Ensures greater benefits thru equitable
sharing
Wider market for services will be
established
Allows wider area jurisdiction to achieve
desired economies of scale
Increase in employment opportunities
for constituents
Source: Preliminary Report USAID Philippine EcoGov2 Project
Sustainable Solid Waste
Management through Clustering “Ingredients”
Strong Political Will;
Legal Instruments;
Plans and programs
Social acceptability and open mindedness;
Willingness to share resources;
Concern for the environment;
Willingness to comply with the agreement;
Program ownership among the stakeholders;
PERMANENT CHAMPIONS
Solid Waste Management Division
Environmental Management Bureau
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DENR Compound, Visayas Avenue, Quezon City
[email protected] ; [email protected]
Telefax No. (02) 920-2252 and (02) 920-2279
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