Section 15Republic Act No. 7611., Sec./Art. 15

National Solid Waste Management Framework - Within six (6) months from the completion of the national solid waste management status report under Sec. 14 of this Act, the Commission created under Sec. 4 of this Act shall, with public participation, formulate and implement a National Solid Waste Management Framework. Such framework shall consider and include:

(a) Analysis and evaluation of the current state, trends, projections of solid waste management on the national, provincial and municipal levels;

(b) Identification of critical solid waste facilities and local government units which will need closer monitoring and/or regulation;

(c) Characteristics and conditions of collection, storage, processing, disposal, operating methods, techniques and practices, location of facilities where such operating methods, techniques and practices are conducted, taking into account the nature of the waste;

(d) Waste diversion goal pursuant to Sec. 20 of this Act;

(e) Schedule for the closure and/or upgrading of open and controlled dumps pursuant to Sec. 37 of this Act;

(f) Methods of closing or upgrading open dumps for purposes of eliminating potential health hazards;

(g) The profile of sources, including industrial, commercial, domestic, and other sources;

(h) Practical applications of environmentally sound techniques of water minimization such as, but not limited to, resource conservation, segregation at source, recycling, resource recovery, including waste-to-energy generation, re-use and composting;

(i) A technical and economic description of the level of performance that can be attained by various available solid waste management practices which provide for the protection of public health and the environment;

(j) Appropriate solid waste facilities and conservation systems;

(k) Recycling programs for the recyclable materials, such as but not limited to glass, paper, plastic and metal;

(l) Venues for public participation from all sectors at all phases/stages of the waste management program/project;

(m) Information and education campaign strategies;

(n) A description of levels of performance and appropriate methods and degrees of control that provide, at the minimum, for protection of public health and welfare through:

(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.