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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS STATUTES and IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

shall be segregated into the categories provided in Sec.

22 of this Act.

For premises containing six (6) or more residential units,

the local government unit shall promulgate regulations

requiring

the

owner

or

person

in

charge

of

such

premises to:

(a) provide for the residents a designated area and

containers in which to accumulate source separated

recyclable materials to be collected by the municipality

or private center; and

(b)

notify

the

occupants

of

such

buildings

of

the

requirements

of

this

Act

and

the

regulations

promulgated pursuant thereto.

SECTION 22. Requirements for the Segregation and

Storage of Solid Waste. — The following shall be the

minimum standards and requirements for segregation

and storage of solid waste pending collection:

(a) There shall be a separate container for each type of

waste from all sources: Provided, That in the case of

bulky waste, it will suffice that the same be collected

and placed in a separate and designated area; and

(b) The solid waste container depending on its use shall

be properly marked or identified for on-site collection as

"compostable", "non-recyclable", "recyclable" or "special

waste", or any other classification as may be determined

by the Commission.

ARTICLE 3 Collection and Transport of Solid

Wastes

SECTION 23. Requirements for Collection of Solid Waste.

— The following shall be the minimum standards and

requirements for the collection of solid waste:

(a) All collectors and other personnel directly dealing

with collection of solid waste shall be equipped with

personal protective equipment to protect them from the

hazards of handling solid wastes;

(b) Necessary training shall be given to the collectors

and personnel to ensure that the solid wastes are

handled properly and in accordance with the guidelines

pursuant to this Act; and

(c) Collection of solid waste shall be done in a manner

which prevents damage to the container, and spillage or

scattering of solid waste within the collection vicinity.

SECTION 24. Requirements for the Transport of Solid

Waste. — The use of separate collection schedules and/or

separate trucks or haulers shall be required for specific

types

of

wastes.

Otherwise,

vehicles

used

for

the

collection and transport of solid wastes shall have the

appropriate compartments to facilitate efficient storing

of sorted wastes while in transit.

Vehicles

shall

be

designed

to

consider

road

size,

condition and capacity to ensure the safe and efficient

collection and transport of solid wastes.

The waste compartment shall have a cover to ensure the

containment of solid wastes while in transit.

For the purpose of identification, vehicles shall bear the

body number, the name, and telephone number of the

contractor/agency collecting solid waste.

SECTION 25. Guidelines for Transfer Stations. — Transfer

stations shall be designed and operated for efficient

waste

handling

capacity

and

in

compliance

with

environmental standards and guidelines set pursuant to

this Act and other regulations: Provided, That no waste

shall be stored in such station beyond twenty-four (24)

hours.

The siting of the transfer station shall consider the land

use plan, proximity to collection area, and accessibility of

haul routes to disposal facility. The design shall give

primary consideration to size and space sufficiency in

order

to

accommodate

the

waste

for

storage and

vehicles for loading and unloading of wastes.

ARTICLE 4 Recycling Program

SECTION 26. Inventory of Existing Markets for Recyclable

Materials. — The DTI shall, within six (6) months from the

effectivity

of

this Act and in cooperation with the

Department, the DILG and other concerned agencies

and sectors, publish a study of existing markets for

processing and purchasing recyclable materials and the

potential steps necessary to expand these markets. Such

study shall include, but not be limited to, an inventory of

existing

markets

for

recyclable

materials,

product

standards for recyclable and recycled materials, and a

proposal, developed in conjunction with the appropriate

agencies, to stimulate the demand for the production of

products

containing

post-consumer

and

recovered

materials.

SECTION 27. Requirement for Eco-Labeling. — The DTI

shall formulate and implement a coding system for

packaging materials and products to facilitate waste

recycling and re-use. aETADI

SECTION

28.

Reclamation

Programs

and

Buy-back

Centers for Recyclables and Toxics. — The National

Ecology Center shall assist LGUs in establishing and

implementing

deposit

or

reclamation

programs

in

coordination

with

manufacturers,

recyclers

and

generators to provide separate collection systems or

convenient drop-off locations for recyclable materials

and particularly for separated toxic components of the

waste stream like dry cell batteries and tires to ensure

that they are not incinerated or disposed of in a landfill.

Upon effectivity of this Act, toxic materials present in the

waste stream should be separated at source, collected

separately, and further screened and sent to appropriate

hazardous

waste

treatment

and

disposal

plants,

consistent with the provisions of R.A. No. 6969.

SECTION 29. Non-Environmentally Acceptable Products.

— Within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, the

Commission

shall,

after

public

notice

and

hearing,

prepare

a

list

of

non-environmentally

acceptable

products as defined in this Act that shall be prohibited

according to a schedule that shall be prepared by the

Commission:

Provided,

however,

That

non-environmentally acceptable products shall not be

prohibited unless the Commission first finds that there

are

alternatives

available

which

are

available

to

consumers at no more than ten percent (10%) greater

cost than the disposable product.

Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, this

section shall not apply to:

(a) Packaging used at hospitals, nursing homes or other

medical facilities; and

(b)

Any

packaging

which

is

not

environmentally

acceptable, but for which there is no commercially

available alternative as determined by the Commission.

The Commission shall annually review and update the

list

of

prohibited

non-environmentally

acceptable

products. cHESAD

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