Article 161p. 161

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS STATUTES and IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

components. The Provincial Solid Waste Management

Plan shall be submitted to the Commission for approval.

The Provincial Plan shall reflect the general program of

action and initiatives of the provincial government in

implementing a solid waste management program that

would support the various initiatives of its component

cities and municipalities. CacEIS

(2)

Provide

the necessary logistical and operational

support to its component cities and municipalities in

consonance with subsection (f) of Sec. 17 of the Local

Government Code;

(3)

Recommend

measures

and

safeguards

against

pollution

and

for

the

preservation

of

the

natural

ecosystem;

(4)

Recommend

measures

to

generate

resources,

funding and implementation of projects and activities as

specified in the duly approved solid waste management

plans;

(5)

Identify areas within its jurisdiction which have

common solid waste management problems and are

appropriate

units

for

planning

local

solid

waste

management services in accordance with Section 41

hereof;

(6) Coordinate the efforts of the component cities and

municipalities in the implementation of the Provincial

Solid Waste Management Plan;

(7) Develop an appropriate incentive scheme as an

integral

component

of

the

Provincial

Solid

Waste

Management Plan;

(8) Convene joint meetings of the provincial, city and

municipal solid waste management boards at least every

quarter

for

purposes

of

integrating,

synchronizing,

monitoring

and

evaluating

the

development

and

implementation

of

its

provincial

solid

waste

management plan;

(9) Represent any of its component city or municipality

in

coordinating

its

resource

and

operational

requirements with agencies of the national government;

(10) Oversee the implementation of the Provincial Solid

Waste Management Plan;

(11) Review every two (2) years or as the need arises the

Provincial Solid Waste Management Plan for purposes of

ensuring its sustainability, viability, effectiveness and

relevance

in

relation

to

local

and

international

developments in the field of solid waste management;

and

(12) Allow for the clustering of LGUs for the solution of

common solid waste management problems.

SECTION

12.

City

and

Municipal

Solid

Waste

Management Board. — Each city or municipality shall

form a City or Municipal Waste Management Board that

shall prepare, submit and implement a plan for the safe

and sanitary management of solid waste generated in

areas under its geographic and political coverage.

The City or Municipal Solid Waste Management Board

shall be composed of the city or municipal mayor as

head with the following as members:

(a)

One

(1)

representative

of

the

Sangguniang

Panlungsod

or

the

Sangguniang

Bayan,

preferably

chairpersons of either the Committees on Environment

or Health, who will be designated by the presiding

officer;

(b) President of the Association of Barangay Councils in

the municipality or city;

(c)

Chairperson

of

the

Sangguniang

Kabataan

Federation;

(d) A representative from NGOs whose principal purpose

is to promote recycling and the protection of air and

water quality;

(e) A representative from the recycling industry;

(f)

A

representative

from

the

manufacturing

or

packaging industry; and

(g) A representative of each concerned government

agency possessing relevant technical and marketing

expertise as may be determined by the Board.

The City or Municipal Solid Waste Management Board

may, from time to time, call on any concerned agencies

or sectors as it may deem necessary.

Provided, That representatives from the NGOs, recycling

and manufacturing or packaging industries shall be

selected through a process designed by themselves and

shall

be

endorsed

by

the

government

agency

representatives of the Board.

The City and Municipal Solid Waste Boards shall have the

following duties and responsibilities:

(1)

Develop

the

City

or

Municipal

Solid

Waste

Management

Plan

that

shall

ensure

the long-term

management of solid waste, as well as integrate the

various solid waste management plans and strategies of

the

barangays

in

its

area

of

jurisdiction.

In

the

development of the Solid Waste Management Plan, it

shall conduct consultations with the various sectors of

the community;

(2) Adopt measures to promote and ensure the viability

and

effective

implementation

of

solid

waste

management programs in its component barangays;

(3) Monitor the implementation of the City or Municipal

Solid

Waste

Management

Plan

through

its

various

political subdivisions and in cooperation with the private

sector and the NGOs;

(4)

Adopt

specific

revenue-generating

measures

to

promote the viability of its Solid Waste Management

Plan;

(5) Convene regular meetings for purposes of planning

and coordinating the implementation of the solid waste

management

plans

of

the

respective

component

barangays;

(6) Oversee the implementation of the City or Municipal

Solid Waste Management Plan;

(7) Review every two (2) years or as the need arises the

City or Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan for

purposes

of

ensuring

its

sustainability,

viability,

effectiveness and relevance in relation to local and

international developments in the field of solid waste

management;

(8) Develop the specific mechanics and guidelines for

the implementation of the City or Municipal Solid Waste

Management Plan;

(9)

Recommend

to

appropriate

local

government

authorities specific measures or proposals for franchise

or

build-operate-transfer

agreements

with

duly

recognized institutions, pursuant to R.A. 6957, to provide

either

exclusive

or

non-exclusive

authority

for

the

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