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Manila Bulletin devider devider DENR approves 10-year solid waste management plans of 20 LGUs

DENR approves 10-year solid waste management plans of 20 LGUs

Published Sep 30, 2018 12:28 pm
  By Ellalyn de Vera Ruiz The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has approved the 10-year solid waste management (SWM) plans of 20 local government units (LGUs) pursuant to Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. The creation of the sustainable solid waste management infrastructure in Angeles City is eyed to address health and environmental issues, and to cut down the expenses of the city in disposing its trash. (Credit: Pixabay) ( Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) According to DENR Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and LGU Concerns Benny Antiporda, the SWM plans of 20 LGUs for the years 2017 to 2028 were approved by the NSWMC during a recent meeting presided by its vice chairperson Crispian Lao. Antiporda concurrently chairs the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC). He said the approved SWM plans of 20 LGUs, mostly from Luzon, signify their commitment and cooperation to a cleaner environment and better health for their constituents. Last month, NSWMC also approved the SWM plans of Quezon City and 15 municipalities in Luzon. Antiporda said DENR and NSWMC are committed to providing technical assistance to LGUs in preparing and implementing their respective SWM plans. The approved SWM plans include strategies on residual, recyclable, biodegradable and special wastes such as the strict implementation of the “no segregation, no collection” policy, recycling of single-use plastics, and composting and construction of vault for health care wastes. municipal ordinances in support of these strategies were also identified. RA 9003 provides for a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste management program that includes SWM activities such as avoidance, reduction, reuse, recycling, composting and proper disposal of residual waste. Lao personally handed over the resolutions approving the SWM plans to Mayors Milliard Villanueva, Larry Villanueva and Nathali Ann Debuque of the municipalities of Concepcion, San Dionisio and Anilao in Iloilo province, respectively; Fulgencio Mercado and Michael Angelo Rivera of Taal and Padre Garcia in Batangas; Cynthia Estanislao of Morong, Bataan; and Betty Lacbayan of Anao, Tarlac. It also approved the SWM plans of the towns of Balete, Mabini and San Pascual in Batangas province; Orani, Bataan; Baliuag, Calumpit and Hagonoy in Bulacan; Science City of Muñoz, Quezon and San Leonardo in Nueva Ecija; Floridablanca and Lubao in Pampanga; and Camiling, Tarlac.
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