DENR Administrative Order No. 2001 - 34 December 20, 2001 ...

1 235 DENR Administrative OrderNo. 2001 - 34 December 20, 2001 SUBJECT : Implementing Rules andRegulations of Republic Act to the provisions of Section 59 of Republic Act No. 9003,otherwise known as the Philippine Ecological Solid WasteManagement Act of 2000, and by virtue of Executive Order , Series of 1987, the Department of Environment and NaturalResources hereby adopts and promulgates the following rules andregulationsPART IGENERAL PROVISIONSRULE I. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONSS ection 1.

2 TitleTheses Rules shall be known and cited as the Implementing Rulesand Regulations of the Philippine Ecological Solid WasteManagement Act of 2000. Section Rules are promulgated to prescribe the procedures andguidelines for the implementation of the Philippine Solid WasteManagement Act of 9003 in Order to facilitate compliancetherewith and achieve the objectives Rules shall lay down the powers and functions of theDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources, theDepartment of Trade and Industry, all other concerned agenciesand local government units.

3 The rights and obligations of236stakeholders and the rights and duties of the people with respect tothe implementation of the Ecological Solid waste Implementing Rules and Regulations shall be liberallyconstrued to carry out the national policy of adopting a systematic,comprehensive and ecological solid waste management programconsistent with the pursuit of sustainable development. The Rulesalso cover support actions such as research and studies on solidwastes, providing technical standards and guidelines for effectivewaste management 5.

4 Administrative and EnforcementThese Rules and Regulations shall be administered by theSecretary or his duly authorized representative or through anyother department, bureau, office, agency, local government units,state university or college and other instrumentalities of thegovernment for assistance in the form of personnel, facilities andother resources as the need arises in the discharge of its II. DECLARATION OF STATE POLICYS ection 1. Declaration of PoliciesIt is the policy of the State to adopt a systematic, comprehensiveand ecological solid waste management program which shall:a) Ensure the protection of public health and environment;b) Utilize environmentally-sound methods that maximize theutilization of valuable resources and encourage resourcesconservation and recovery.

5 C) Set guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance andvolume reduction through source reduction and waste237minimization measures, including composting, recycling,re-use, recovery, green charcoal process, and others, beforecollection, treatment and disposal in appropriate andenvironmentally-sound solid waste management facilitiesin accordance with ecologically sustainable developmentprinciples;d) Ensure the proper segregation, collection, transport,storage, treatment and disposal of solid waste through theformulation and adoption of the best environmentalpractices in ecological waste management excludingincineration.

6 E) Promote national research and development programs forimproved solid waste management and resourceconservation techniques, more effective institutionalarrangement and indigenous and improved methods ofwaste reduction, collection, separation and recovery;f) Encourage greater private sector participation in solidwaste management;g) Retain primary enforcement and responsibility of solidwaste management with local government units whileestablishing a cooperative effort among the nationalgovernment, other local government units, non-governmentorganizations, and the private sector;h) Encourage cooperation and self-regulation among wastegenerators through the application of market-basedinstruments.

7 I) Institutionalize public participation in the development andimplementation of national and local integrated,comprehensive and ecological waste managementprograms; and238j) Strengthen the integration of ecological solid wastemanagement and resource conservation and recovery topicsinto the academic curricula of formal and non-formaleducation in Order to promote environmental awareness andaction among the III. DEFINITION OF TERMSS ection 1. DefinitionsFor the purpose of these Implementing Rules and Regulations, thefollowing words and phrases shall have the following meanings: Agricultural waste shall refer to waste generated from plantingor harvesting of crops, trimming or pruning of plants and wastes orrun-off materials from farms or fields.

8 Bulky wastes shall refer to waste materials which cannot beappropriately placed in separate containers because of either itsbulky size, shape or other physical attributes. These include largeworn-out or broken household, commercial, and industrial itemssuch as furniture, lamps, bookcases, filing cabinets, and othersimilar items. Bureau shall refer to the Environmental Management Bureau. Buy-back center shall refer to a recycling center that purchasesor otherwise accepts recyclable materials from the public for thepurpose of recycling such materials.

9 Collection shall refer to the act of removing solid waste fromthe source or from a communal storage point. Composting shall refer to the controlled decomposition oforganic matter by micro-organisms, mainly bacteria and fungi, intoa humus-like Consumer electronics shall refer to special wastes that includeworn-out, broken, and other discarded items such as radios,stereos, and TV sets. Controlled dump shall refer to a disposal site at which solidwaste is deposited in accordance with the minimum prescribedstandards of site operation.

10 Department shall refer to the Department of Environment andNatural Resources. Disposal shall refer to the discharge, deposit, dumping, spilling,leaking or placing of any solid waste into or in any land. Disposal site shall refer to a site where solid waste is finallydischarged and deposited. Ecological solid waste management shall refer to the systematicadministration of activities which provide for segregation atsource, segregated transportation, storage, transfer, processing,treatment, and disposal of solid waste and all other wastemanagement activities which do not harm the environment.