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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS STATUTES and IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

(1) Protection of the quality of groundwater and surface

waters from leachate and run-off contamination;

(2) Disease and epidemic prevention and control;

(3) Prevention and control of offensive odor; and

(4) Safety and aesthetics.

(o) Minimum criteria to be used by the local government

units to define ecological solid waste management

practices. As much as practicable, such guidelines shall

also include minimum information for use in deciding

the

adequate

location,

design,

and construction of

facilities

associated

with

solid

waste

management

practices,

including

the

consideration

of

regional,

geographic, demographic, and climatic factors; and

(p) The method and procedure for the phaseout and the

eventual closure within eighteen (18) months from the

effectivity of this Act in case of existing open dumps

and/or

sanitary

landfills

located

within

an

aquifer,

groundwater reservoir or watershed area.

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. The plan shall place primary emphasis on

implementation of all feasible re-use, recycling, and

composting programs while identifying the amount of

landfill and transformation capacity that will be needed

for solid waste which cannot be re-used, recycled, or

composted. The plan shall contain all the components

provided in Sec. 17 of this Act and a timetable for the

implementation

of

the

solid

waste

management

program in accordance with the National Framework

and pursuant to the provisions of this Act: Provided,

finally, That it shall be reviewed and updated every year

by

the

provincial,

city

or

municipal

solid

waste

management board.

For

LGUs

which

have

considered

solid

waste

management alternatives to comply with Sec. 37 of this

Act,

but

are

unable

to

utilize

such

alternatives,

a

timetable or schedule of compliance specifying the

remedial measures and eventual compliance shall be

included in the plan.

All local government solid waste management plans

shall be subjected to the approval of the Commission.

The plan shall be consistent with the national framework

and in accordance with the provisions of this Act and of

the policies set by the Commission: Provided, That in the

Province of Palawan, the local government solid waste

management plan shall be approved by the Palawan

Council for Sustainable Development, pursuant to R.A.

No. 7611.

SECTION 17. The Components of the Local Government

Solid

Waste

Management

Plan. — The solid waste

management plan shall include, but not be limited to,

the following components:

(a) City or Municipal Profile — The plan shall indicate the

following

background

information

on

the

city

or

municipality and its component barangays, covering

important highlights of the distinct geographic and

other conditions:

(1) Estimated population of each barangay within the city

or municipality and population projection for a 10-year

period;

(2) Illustration or map of the city/municipality, indicating

locations

of

residential,

commercial,

and

industrial

centers, and agricultural area, as well as dump sites,

landfills and other solid waste facilities. The illustration

shall indicate as well, the proposed sites for disposal and

other solid waste facilities;

(3) Estimated solid waste generation and projection by

source,

such

as

residential,

market,

commercial,

industrial,

construction/demolition,

street

waste,

agricultural, agro-industrial, institutional, other wastes;

and

(4) Inventory of existing waste disposal and other solid

waste facilities and capacities.

(b)

Waste

characterization

— For the initial source

reduction

and

recycling

element

of

a

local

waste

management

plan,

the

LGU

waste

characterization

component

shall

identify

the

constituent

materials

which comprise the solid waste generated within the

jurisdiction

of

the

LGU.

The

information

shall

be

representative

of

the

solid

waste

generated

and

disposed of within that area. The constituent materials

shall be identified by volume, percentage in weight or its

volumetric

equivalent,

material

type, and source of

generation

which

includes

residential,

commercial,

industrial,

governmental,

or

other

sources.

Future

revisions of waste characterization studies shall identify

the

constituent

materials which comprise the solid

waste disposed of at permitted disposal facilities.

(c) Collection and Transfer — The plan shall take into

account

the

geographic

subdivisions

to define the

coverage of the solid waste collection area in every

barangay. The barangay shall be responsible for ensuring

that

a

100%

collection

efficiency

from

residential,

commercial, industrial and agricultural sources, where

necessary within its area of coverage, is achieved. Toward

this end, the plan shall define and identify the specific

strategies

and

activities

to

be

undertaken

by

its

component barangays, taking into account the following

concerns:

(1)

Availability

and

provision

of

properly

designed

containers or receptacles in selected collection points for

the temporary storage of solid waste while awaiting

collection and transfer to processing sites or to final

disposal sites;

(2) Segregation of different types of solid waste for

re-use, recycling and composting;

(3) Hauling and transfer of solid waste from source or

collection points to processing sites or final disposal

sites;

(4)

Issuance

and

enforcement

of

ordinances

to

effectively

implement

a

collection

system

in

the

barangay; and

(5) Provision of properly trained officers and workers to

handle solid waste disposal.

The plan shall define and specify the methods and

systems for the transfer of solid waste from specific

collection points to solid waste management facilities.

(d) Processing — The plan shall define the methods and

the

facilities

required

to

process

the

solid

waste,

including the use of intermediate treatment facilities for

composting,

recycling,

conversion

and

other

waste

processing systems. Other appropriate waste processing

technologies may also be considered provided that such

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