The document summarizes the key aspects of RA 9003, the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. It defines classifications of waste and outlines the salient features of the act, which include establishing waste management boards, promoting waste segregation and recycling programs, and converting open dumpsites to sanitary landfills. It also describes requirements for waste segregation, collection, and processing, as well as management of residuals and disposal sites. The document lists prohibited acts and corresponding penalties under the law. Finally, it provides a conceptual framework for managing different types of waste.

1. Classification of Waste as
defined by RA 9003
Compostables
Recyclables
Special Wastes Non-recyclables/residuals

2. Salient Features of RA 9003
 Creation of the National Solid Waste
Management Commission, National
Ecological Center and LGU Solid Waste
Management Boards
 Creation of multi-purpose Environmental
Cooperatives or Associations in every LGU
 Waste segregation, waste reduction and
recycling programs

3. Salient Features of RA 9003
 Construction of Material Recovery
Facilities/Systems
 Conversion of open dumpsites to sanitary
landfills
 Integration of Ecological Waste Management
concepts in academic curricula for formal and
non-formal education
 Administrative and enforcement procedures

4. Requirements for Segregation &
Volume Reduction
 Separate containers for compostables,
recyclables, special wastes and residuals
 Separate collection schedules / separate
trucks or haulers / compartmentalized
collection vehicles
 Material Recovery Facilities for recyclables &
biodegradables
 Inventory of markets for composts and
recyclables

5. Recycling Program
 Environmentally preferable purchase
 Specifications, product descriptions and
standards
 Eco-labeling
 Non-environmentally acceptable
products
 Reclamation programs and buy-back
centers

6. Management of Residuals
& Final Disposal Sites
 Closure of all open dumpsites
 Conversion of all open dumpsites to
controlled dumps within 3 years
 Minimum requirements in siting,
designing and operation of disposal
sites
 Sanitary landfills

7. Prohibited Acts
Violation Fines/Penalties
Littering, throwing and
dumping of waste matters
in public places and water
bodies
P 300 – P1,000
Or
Community service
between 1 – 15 days
Open burning of solid
waste
P 300 – P1,000
Or
Imprisonment of 1 – 15
days

8. Prohibited Acts
Violation Fines/Penalties
Collection and transport of
non-segregated or unsorted
waste
Squatting in open dumpsite
and landfills
 Open dumping, burying of
biodegradable & non-
biodegradable materials in flood
prone areas
Unauthorized removal of
recyclable materials for
collection by authorized persons
P 1,000 – P 3,000
Or
Imprisonment of 15 days to
6 months

9. Prohibited Acts
Violation Fines/Penalties
 Operation of open
dumpsites
 Manufacture, distribution
or use of non-
environmentally
acceptable packaging
materials
Importation of consumer
products packaged in
non-environmentally
acceptable materials
P500,000.00
Or
Imprisonment of 1 to 3
years

10. Prohibited Acts
Violation Fines/Penalties
 Importation of toxic wastes
misrepresented as
“recyclable” or “with
recyclable content”
 Transport and dumping in
bulk of collected domestic,
industrial, commercial and
institutional wastes in areas
other than centers or
facilities prescribed by law
P 10,000 – P 200,000
Or
Imprisonment of 30 days to
3 years

11. Prohibited Acts
Violation Fines/Penalties
 Construction, expansion or
operation of waste management
facilities without an
Environmental Compliance
Certificate
 Construction of any
establishment within 200 meters
from open or controlled dump
sites and sanitary landfills
Construction or operation of
landfills or any waste disposal
facility within or near an aquifer,
groundwater reservoir or
watershed
P100,000 – P 1M
Or
Imprisonment of 1 to 6
years

12. Conceptual Framework of RA 9003
Residuals Management
Compostables
Recyclables
Non-recyclables Special
Wastes
Junkyards/Factories
Gardens/
Farms
MRF
Municipality/ City
level
Collection by
municipality/city
level
Barangay
Level

13. THANK YOU!
Department of Environment & Natural
Resources
Environmental Management Bureau – NCR
5th Flr. Hizon Bldg.,
27-29 Quezon Ave., Quezon City
Telefax: 781-0471
Website: www.emb.gov.ph