REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City fe “RECEIVED
JUL 02 ag4g &
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS

7 Me Cy
First Regular Session :

House Bill No. __ 933

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. MANUEL DG. CABOCHAN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Waste management has become an issue and has posed serious problems in the country.
Evidently, we need an approach that can deal with the worsening problem of waste disposal,
which at the same time, can also contribute to the conservation of the environment. This does
not only mean that waste must be properly disposed of; but this also requires that waste

should be disposed of in a manner such that it would not become a significant environmental
burden.

Existing technology permits the incineration of waste as a mode of waste disposal while at
the same time, generating much needed electric power.Although there are serious
environmental concerns about incineration, advances in emission control designs, along with
strict standards and monitoring system, have caused large reduction of pollution in the
atmosphere. In Japan, concems over the health effects of Dioxin and furan emissions from
incinerators have been proven to be significantly lessened by advances in emission control
designs and very stringent new governmental regulations that have resulted in large
reductions in the amount of dioxins and furans emissions.

Incineration reduces the volume of waste very effectively and destroys disease-causing
bacteria. This is suitable for use in the country since it is difficult to secure final disposal sites
due to our becoming limited land space. It is estimated that when incinerated, waste shall be
reduced to approximately one-tenth of its weight and one-twentieth of its volume. More
importantly, incinerators can be used for generating electricity or to provide energy in other
forms such as generating steam for heating. Such a use is known as waste-to-energy (W'T
or energy recovery

This bill aims to amend Republic Act No. 8749, otherwise known as the “Clean Air Act of
1999”, by repealing the original Section 20 thereof and revising the same to take advantage.
promote and/or permit the use of recent advances in waste-to-energy (WTE) technology
Through incineration, the most common waste-to-energy implementation, this bill intends to
promote WTE technology


This technology provides for the safe disposal of waste without harmful emissions to the
atmosphere, and at the same time, offers maximum benefits from the recovery of the valuable
contents of the wastes from our cities.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

OCHAN III

Magdalo Para sa Pilipino Party-List


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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. _ 933

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. MANUEL DG. CABOCHAN III

AN ACT

PROMOTING AND PERMITING THE USE OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED
8749, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION I. Definition of Terms. - Section S of Republic Act No. 8749, otherwise
known as "The Clean Air Act of 1999", and herein referred to as the Act, is amended to read

“SEC. 5. Definitions. - As used in this Act:

A. "Air pollutant" means any matter found in the atmosphere other than
oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and the inert gases in their
natural or normal concentrations, that is detrimental to health or the
environment, which includes, but not limited to smoke, dust, soot,
cinders, fly ash, solid particles of any kind, gases, fumes, chemical mists,
steam and radioactive substances;

B. "Air pollution" means any alteration of the physical, chemical and
biological properties of the atmospheric air, or any discharge thereto of
any liquid, gaseous or solid substances that will, or is likely to, create or
to render the air resources of the country harmful, detrimental, or
injurious to public health, safety or welfare or which will adversely affect
their utilization for domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural,
recreational, or other legitimate purposes;

C. "Ambient air quality guideline values" means the concentration of ait
over specified periods classified as short-term and long-term which are
intended to serve as goals or objectives for the protection of health and/or
public welfare. These values shall be used for air quality management
purposes such as determining time trends, evaluating stages of
deterioration or enhancement of the air quality, and in general, used as
basis for taking positive action in preventing, controlling, or abating air
pollution;



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"Ambient air quality" means the general amount of pollution présent in .a
broad area; and refers to the atmosphere's average purity as distinguished
from discharge measurements taken at the source of pollution;

"Certificate of Conformity" means a certificate issued by the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources to a vehicle manufacturer/
assembler or importer certifying that a particular new vehicle or vehicle
type meets the requirements provided under this Act and its rules and
regulations;

"Department" means the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources;

"Eco-profile" means the geographic-based instrument for planners and
decision makers which present an evaluation of the environment quality
and carrying capacity of an area. It is the result of the integration of
primary data and information on natural resources and antropogenic
activities on the land which were evaluated by various environmental risk
assessment and forecasting methodologies that enable the Department to
anticipate the type of development control necessary in the planning area;

"Emission" means any air contaminant, pollutant, gas stream or unwanted
sound from a known source which is passed into the atmosphere;

"Greenhouse gases" means those gases that can potentially or can
reasonably be expected to induce global warming, which include carbon
dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, chloroflourocarbons, and the like;

"Hazardous substances" means those substances which present either: (1)
short-term acute hazards such as acute toxicity by ingestion, inhalation, or
skin absorption, corrosivity or other skin or eye contact hazard or the risk
of fire explosion; or (2) long-term toxicity upon repeated exposure,
carcinogecity (which in some cases result in acute exposure but with a
Jong latent period), resistance to detoxification process such as
biodegradation, the potential to pollute underground or surface waters;

"Infectious waste" means that portion of medical waste that could
transmit an infectious disease;

"Medical waste" means the materials generated as a result of patient
diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals;

|. "Mobile source" means any vehicle propelled by or through combustion

of carbon-based or other fuel, constructed and operated principally for the
conveyance of persons or the transportation of property goods;


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N. "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle propelled by a gasoline or diesel
engine or by any means other than human or animal power, constructed
and operated principally for the conveyance of persons or the
transportation of property or goods in a public highway or street open to
public use;

O. "Municipal waste" means the waste materials generated from
communities within a specific locality;

P. "New vehicle" means a vehicle constructed entirely from new parts that
has never been sold or registered with the DOTC or with the appropriate
agency or authority, and operated on the highways of the Philippines, any
foreign state or country;

Q. "Octane Rating or the Anti-Knock Index (AKI)" means the rating of the
antiknock characteristics of a grade or type of automotive gasoline as
determined by dividing by two (2) the sum of the Research Octane
Number (RON), plus the Motor Octane Number (MON); the octane
requirement, with respect to automotive gasoline for use in a motor
vehicle or a class thereof, whether imported, manufactured, or assembled
by a manufacturer, shall refer to the minimum octane rating of such
automotive gasoline which such manufacturer recommends for the
efficient operation of such motor vehicle, or a substantial portion of such
class, without knocking;

R. "Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)" means those substances that
significantly deplete or otherwise modify the ozone layer in a manner that
is likely to result in adverse effects of human health and the environment
such as, but not limited to, chloroflourocarbons, halons and the like:

S. "Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)" means the organic compounds
that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and
pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the
environment. These compounds resist photolytic, chemical and biological
degradation, which shall include but not be limited to dioxin, furan,
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides, such as
aldrin, dieldrin, DDT, hexachlorobenzene, lindane, toxaphere and
chlordane;

T. "Poisonous and toxic fumes" means any emissions and fumes which are
beyond internationally - accepted standards, including but not limited to
the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline values;

U. "Pollution control device" means any device or apparatus used to prevent,
control or abate the pollution of air caused by emissions from identified
pollution sources at levels within the air pollution control standards
established by the Department;


V. "Pollution control technology" means the pollution control devices,
production process, fuel combustion processes or other means that
effectively prevent or reduce emissions or effluent;

W. "Standard of performance" means a standard for emissions of air
pollutant which reflects the degree of emission limitation achievable
through the application of the best system of emission reduction, taking
into account the cost of achieving such reduction and any non-air quality
health and environmental impact and energy requirement which the
Department determines, and adequately demonstrates; and

X, "Stationary source" means any building or immobile structure, facility or
installation which emits or may emit any air pollutant;

Y. BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS - CONSISTS OF ANAEROBIC
DIGESTION, HYDROLYSIS, AND FERMENTATION USING

ENZYMES THAT PRODUCE LOW HEAT IN SLOW REACTION
TIMES;

Z. BOILER - A CLOSED VESSEL IN WHICH WATER OR OTHER
FLUID IS HEATED. THE HEATED OR VAPORIZED FLUID
EXITS THE BOILER FOR USE IN VARIOUS PROCESSES OR
HEATING APPLICATIONS;

AA. BOTTOM ASH - ONE OF THE RESIDUES GENERATED IN
THE COMBUSTION OF COAL, GENERALLY-CAPTURED
FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FURNACE;

BB. BUBBLING  FLUIDIZED-BED - A COMBUSTION
TECHNOLOGY USED TO SUSPEND SOLID FUELS ON
UPWARD-BLOWING JETS OF AIR DURING THE
COMBUSTION PROCESS. THE RESULT IS A TURBULENT
MIXING OF GAS AND SOLIDS. THE TUMBLING ACTION,
MUCH LIKE A BUBBLING FLUID, PROVIDES MORE
EFFECTIVE CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND HEAT TRANSFER;

CC. CAUSTIC SODA - USED TO DRIVE CHEMICAL REACTIONS
AND ALSO FOR THE NEUTRALIZATION OF ACIDIC
MATERIALS;

DD. ECONOMIZER - MECHANICAL DEVICES INTENDED TO
REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION, OR TO PERFORM
ANOTHER USEFUL FUNCTION LIKE PREHEATING A FLUID;

EE. FABRIC FILTER BAGHOUSE - FABRIC COLLECTORS USE
FILTRATION TO SEPARATE DUST PARTICULATES FROM
DUSTY GASES;


FF.FLUE GAS - GAS THAT EXITS TO THE ATMOSPHERE VIA A
FLUE, WHICH IS A PIPE OR CHANNEL FOR CONVEYING
EXHAUST GASES FROM A FIREPLACE, OVEN, FURNACE,
BOILER OR STEAM GENERATOR;

GG. FLY ASH - ONE OF THE RESIDUES GENERATED IN THE
COMBUSTION OF COAL. FLY ASH IS GENERALLY
CAPTURED FROM THE CHIMNEYS OF COAL-FIRED POWER
PLANTS;

HH. GASIFICATION AND MELTING FURNACE - A FACILITY
THAT THERMALLY DECOMPOSES WASTE INTO GAS AND
CARBIDE INA GASIFICATION FURNACE AND BURNS THESE
IN A MELTING FURNACE TO CONVERT THEM INTO WASTE
GAS AND SLAG;

|. PARTICULATE MATTER - REFERS TO THE GENERIC TERM
USED FOR A TYPE OF AIR POLLUTION THAT CONSISTS OF
COMPLEX AND VARYING MIXTURES OF PARTICLES
SUSPENDED IN THE AIR;

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ROTARY FURNACE TYPE INCINERATORS (ROTARY KILNS) -
A HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL INCINERATOR, THE INNER
SURFACE OF WHICH IS COVERED WITH REFRACTORY
MATERIAL THAT IS ROTATED AND WHERE WASTE IS
DRIED AND BURNT;

KK. SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION CATALYTIC
OXIDATION USING METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS THAT ARE
PRESENTLY COMMONLY USED FOR REDUCING NOx
EMISSIONS;

LL. SLAG - THE BY-PRODUCT OF SMELTING ORE TO PURIFY
METALS;

MM. SMELTING - A CHEMICAL REDUCTION USED TO
PRODUCE A METAL FROM ITS ORE;

NN. SUPERHEATER - A DEVICE THAT HEATS THE STEAM
GENERATED BY THE BOILER, INCREASING ITS THERMAL
ENERGY AND DECREASING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT IT
WILL CONDENSE INSIDE AN ENGINE;

00. THERMOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUE - CONSISTS OF
COMBUSTION, GASIFICATION, AND PYROLYSIS THAT
PRODUCE HIGH HEAT IN FAST REACTION TIM!

PP.WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY - REFERS TO:


a. TECHNOLOGY THAT INVOLVES THE CONVERTION
OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE SUCH AS PAPER, PLASTICS, AND WOOD TO
GENERATE ENERGY BY EITHER THERMOCHEMICAL
OR BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES;

b. ANY WASTE TREATMENT THAT IS ABLE TO
PRODUCE ENERGY FROM A WASTE;

c. TECHNOLOGY WHICH REDUCES OR ELIMINATES
WASTE THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE TRANSFERRED
TO A GREENHOUSE GAS;

QQ. WASTE TREATMENT - ACTIVITIES WHICH SEEK TO
ENSURE (NECESSITATE) THAT WASTE HAS THE LEAST
PRACTICABLE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.”

SEC. 2. Section 15 of The Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 15. Air Pollution Research and Development Program.- The
Department, in coordination with the Department of Science and Technology
(DOST), other agencies, the private sector, the academe, NGO's and PO's, shall
establish a National Research and Development Program for the prevention [and],
control of air pollution AS WELL AS WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
UTILIZATION. The Department shall give special emphasis to research on and the
development of improved methods having industry-wide application for the
prevention [and], control of air pollution AND WASTE-TO-ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION.

Such a research and development program shall develop air quality guideline
values and standards in addition to internationally-accepted standards of maintaining
environmentally-sound practices in waste treatment. It shall also consider the socio-
cultural, political and economic implications of air quality management [and],
pollution control AND WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
UTILIZATION."

SEC. 3. Section 15 of The Act is hereby further amended by adding a sub-
read as follows:

SEC. 15-A.WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY. - PURSUANT TO
SECTION 15 OF THIS ACT, WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY IS
HEREBY PROMOTED WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIV!

A. REDUCE THE VOLUME OF ORIGINAL WASTE AND AT THE
SAME TIME PRODUCE ENERGY FROM THE SAME;

B. CONDUCT WASTE STREAM ANALYSIS THAT AVOIDS A
SITUATION WHERE ASH BECOMES HAZARDOUS WASTE;

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C. TREAT ALL TYPES OF WASTE, INCLUDING HAZARDOUS AND
TOXIC MATERIALS, WITHOUT LEAVING BEHIND WASTE
RESIDUES AND HARMFUL EMISSIONS TO THE ATMOSPHERE;

D. RECOVER ALL VALUABLE CONTENTS OF WASTES AT HIGHLY
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

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RECYCLE VALUABLE MATERIALS AND RECOVER MORE
ENERGY;

F. CONTINUOUSLY PROMOTE DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY THAT
PRODUCES NO HARMFUL EMISSIONS OR_ RESIDUES,
COMPLYING WITH THE STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
WHICH PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.”

SEC. 4. The Act is hereby further amended by repealing the original Section 20 of the
said Act and amending and revising the same to read as follows:

"SEC. 20. ALLOWING INCINERATION. — INCINERATION
SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTE,
AND IN EFFECT, THE CONVERSION OF SUCH WASTE
INTO ENERGY. TO CONTROL AIR POLLUTION, THE
INCINERATOR SHALL BE DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY
THAT PRODUCT COMBUSTION GASES SHALL BE
PROPERLY TREATED AND HARMFUL EMISSIONS SHALL.
BE REMOVED BEFORE GASES ARE RELEASED INTO THE
ATMOSPHERE. ADVANCED EMISSION CONTROL DESIGN
AND STRINGENT REGULATION SHALL ENSURE THAT
WASTES ARE DISPOSED OF WITHOUT DETRIMENTAL
IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

(1) INCINERATION AS AN INTERMEDIATE TREATMENT
TECHNOLOGY. - INCINERATION SHALL BE
GENERALLY USED FOR INTERMEDIATE WASTE
MANAGEMENT. COLLECTED DOMESTIC WASTE
SHALL BE TRANSPORTED DIRECTLY TO AN
INTERMEDIATE TREATMENT FACILITY - THE
INCINERATION PLANT. AFTER BEING COLLECTED
AND TRANSPORTED, WASTE SHALL BE SUBJECTED
TO INTERMEDIATE TREATMENT TO BECOME
SUITABLE FOR FINAL DISPOSAL.

THERE SHALL BE AN ENFORCEMENT REGULATION
DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT SHALL.
DEFINE A STRUCTURAL STANDARD FOR
INCINERATION PLANTS FOR DOMESTIC WASTE, IN
WHICH, IT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO KEEP
COMBUSTION GAS TEMPERATURES ABOVE 800°C FOR
INCINERATION, TO KEEP THE TEMPERATURE OF GAS.


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FLOWING IN THE DUST CHAMBER BELOW 200°C AND
TO PROVIDE A WASTE GAS TREATMENT FACILITY,

WASTE INCINERATION SHALL BE CLOSELY RELATED
TO THE MEASURES ADOPTED AGAINST HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES CONTAINED IN WASTE GAS,
ESPECIALLY DIOXINS, AND THE RECOVERY OF HEAT
(THERMAL RECYCLING) FROM INCINERATION
PLANTS. TO REDUCE THE GENERATION OF DIOXIN
WITH COMPLETE HIGHTEMPERATURE
COMBUSTION, GASIFICATION AND MELTING
FURNACE SHALL BE INTRODUCED. THIS SHALL.
ENSURE THAT:

A. THE AMOUNT OF HEAT HELD IN THE WASTE IS
UTILIZED TO MELT AND SOLIDIFY ASH AND
THEREFORE RENDER THE ASH HARMLESS AND
THE MOLTEN SLAG UTILIZED EFFECTIVELY;
AND

B, ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR IS REQUIRED
FOR COMBUSTION SO THAT HIGH-EFFICIENCY
HEAT RECOVERY WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF
EXHAUST GAS IS POSSIBLE.

MODERN INCINERATION. - THE INCINERATION PLANT
SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH TWO 200 TID
ATMOSPHERIC BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED (BFB)
INCINERATION BOILERS. A BFB UNIT SHALL
OPERATE BY COMBINING FUEL AND COMBUSTION
AIR IN HOT SAND UNDER VIGOROUS MIXING. THERE
SHALL BE BASICALLY THREE ZONES IN THE
VERTICALLYORIENTED INCINERATOR: THE
FLUIDIZED BED, THE FREEBOARD AND THE BOILER.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE VESSEL SHALL BE THE
DENSE BED, WHERE FLUIDIZING AIR SHALL ENTER
THROUGH A HORIZONTAL TUBING GRID
(DISTRIBUTOR) JUST ABOVE THE INCINERATOR
FLOOR. AT A HIGHER ELEVATION IN THE FLUIDIZED
BED, PRIMARY COMBUSTION AIR (APPROXIMATELY
7,550 NM'/H) SHALL BE INJECTED. TEMPERATURE IN
THE BED SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT ABOUT 550-
630°C, HOT ENOUGH TO DRIVE OFF VOLATILES AND
FULLY COMBUST THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
(MSW), WHICH SHALL BE FED AT THE TOP OF THE
BED.

IN CASE THE TEMPERATURE RISES ABOVE 630°C,
COOLING WATER SPRAYS SHALL BE ACTIVATED
AUTOMATICALLY, ASH AND SAND THAT
PERIODICALLY MIGRATE DOWNWARD SHALL BE
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SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM THE ASH, GRADED, AND.
RETURNED TO THE TOP OF THE DENSE BED. EACH
INCINERATOR SHALL CONTAIN 57 M' OF SAND (90 T),
SOME OF WHICH SHALL BE LOST AS FINES THROUGH
FLUE GAS STREAM AND WITH FABRIC FILTERS AT A
TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 2000°C.

ABOVE THE DENSE BED SHALL BE A TALL REGION
KNOWN AS THE FREEBOARD, WHERE SECONDARY
COMBUSTION AIR (APPROXIMATELY 28 800 NM3/H)
SHALL BE INJECTED AT SEVERAL LEVELS TO
COMPLETELY BURN OFF THE VOLATILES. IN THIS
REGION, THE TEMPERATURE RISES STEADILY FROM
ABOUT 710°C TO 1030°C (AUTOMATIC COOLING
WATER SPRAYS ARE ACTIVATED SHOULD THE
TEMPERATURE EXCEED 1070°C), AND GAS VELOCITY
IS SUCH THAT A RESIDENCE TIME (AT 850°C) OF AT
LEAST TWO SECONDS SHALL BE ACHIEVED, FOR
DIOXIN DESTRUCTION. IN ADDITION TO FLY ASH,
SOME SAND FINES MAY STILL BE CARRIED BY THE
GASES IN THE FREEBOARD, BUT THESE ARE
MINIMIZED BY PRUDENT VELOCITY CONTROL.

ABOVE THE FREEBOARD IS THE BOILER. WITH NO
COMBUSTIBLES REMAINING IN THE GAS, AND WITH
THE AID OF COOLER AIR INJECTION, TEMPERATURE
SHALL DROP RAPIDLY PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH
THE BOILER TUBES (APPROXIMATELY 480-580°C).
THIS NATURAL CIRCULATION WATER-TUBE BOILER
SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A SUPERHEATER. STEAM
SHALL BE GENERATED AT A MAXIMUM RATE OF 33.3
T/H FROM EACH UNIT, USUALLY AT 3.14 MPA (ABS)
AND 300D C. THE HIGH-PRESSURE STEAM SHALL BE
ROUTED TO A HIGH-PRESSURE STEAM HEADER,
WHILE THE FLUE GASES SHALL EXIT THE BOILER
THROUGH AN ECONOMIZER TO A QUICK-QUENCH
COOLING TOWER.

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM. - FLUE GAS
TREATMENT SHALL BEGIN AT THE EXIT OF THE
ECONOMIZER, WHERE A WATER SPRAY COOLING
TOWER QUICKLY QUENCHES THE GASES TO ISODC,
MINIMIZING DIOXIN FORMATION. AT THE
ENTRANCE TO THE FABRIC FILTER BAGHOUSE,
SLAKED LIME AND POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON
SHALL BE INJECTED INTO THE FLUE GASES TO
REMOVE HEAVY METALS, DIOXINS/FURANS AND
NON-COMBUSTED ORGANICS, = WHILE —- THE
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DESIGN GAS TREATMENT RATE IN THE BAGHOUSE
SHALL BE ABOUT 75,000 -109,000 NM'‘/H (DRY).

ONCE LEAVING THE BAGHOUSE THROUGH AN
INDUCED DRAFT FAN, THE FLUE GASES ENTER A
WET CAUSTIC SODA SCRUBBING TOWER WHICH
SHALL REMOVE ACID GASES (SULPHURIC AND
HYDROCHLORIC ACIDS), AT A GAS TREATMENT
RATE SIMILAR TO THE BAGHOUSE.

UPON EXITING THE SCRUBBER, THE FLUE GASES
SHALL BE DRIED AND HEATED, BY HEAT EXCHANGE
WITH STEAM GENERATED IN THE PLANT, TO 210°C
BEFORE ENTERING THE SELECTIVE CATALYTIC
REDUCTION (SCR) REACTOR. HERE, AMMONIA
SHALL BE INJECTED INTO THE GAS STREAM AS IT
PASSES THROUGH A HONEYCOMB CATALYST TO
REMOVE NITROGEN OXIDES (NOX).

FROM THE SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION
(SCR), FLUE GASES ENTER THE STACK CONTAINING
TWO FLUES (ONE FOR EACH INCINERATOR) AND AN
ELEVATOR (FOR MAINTENANCE). THE INLET
TEMPERATURE TO THE SCR SHALL BE CHOSEN FOR
TWO REASONS: TO IMPROVE THE RATE OF
CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF NOX (ALTHOUGH A
TEMPERATURE OF 250-350°C WOULD HAVE BEEN
MORE APPROPRIATE); AND TO ENSURE AN INVISIBLE
PLUME EMANATING FROM THE STACK.

LAWS AND ORDINANCES RELATED TO POLLUTION. - TO
TREAT WASTE PROPERLY, IT SHALL BE NECESSARY
TO PREVENT SECONDARY POLLUTION FROM WASTE
MANAGEMENT FACILITIES. THE TREATMENT OF
WASTE MUST THEREFORE COMPLY WITH THE
EMISSION STANDARDS, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL
EMISSION STANDARDS AND AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
STANDARDS, EMISSION STANDARDS INDICATED IN
THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
THE CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1997, AND OTHER EMISSION
STANDARDS SET AND MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE
DEPARTMENT AND/OR BOARD AND/OR THE
APPROPRIATE LGU.

WASTE INCINERATORS, MUST, AS FACILITIES WHICH
EMIT SOOT AND SMOKE, COMPLY WITH THE
EMISSION STANDARDS RELATED TO DUST,
NITROGEN OXIDE AND OTHERS.


(5) MEASURES AGAINST HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. -
WASTE CONTAINS A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE AND A
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE MAY BE
UNINTENTIONALLY GENERATED IN THE COURSE OF
WASTE MANAGEMENT, WHICH MAY RESULT IN
SECONDARY POLLUTION. AS SUCH, IT SHALL BE
NECESSARY TO REMOVE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.
CONTAINED IN WASTE DURING DISPOSAL AND TO.
PREVENT SECONDARY POLLUTION = FROM
OCCURRING IN THE TREATMENT PROCESS.
MEASURES AGAINST HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
SHALL — REQUIRE VARIOUS — TECHNOLOGIES,
ADAPTED TO INDIVIDUAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.
SUCH MEASURES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

A. WASTE THAT IS EXPLOSIVE, TOXIC OR
INFECTIOUS OR THAT MAY BE HARMFUL TO.
HUMAN HEALTH OR THE LIVING
ENVIRONMENT SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS
WASTE UNDER SPECIAL CONTROL.

B. CONCRETELY, PARTS FROM HOME ELECTRIC
APPLIANCES THAT CONTAIN
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB), SOOT
AND DUST GENERATED IN MUNICIPAL WASTE
INCINERATORS AND INFECTIOUS WASTE
GENERATED IN MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS SHALL.
BE DESIGNATED AS GENERAL WASTE UNDER
SPECIAL CONTROL.

C. WASTE PCB, PCB-CONTAMINATED MATTER,
WASTE ASBESTOS AND MATTER CONTAINING
CONCENTRATED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES,
SUCH AS MERCURY, THE CRITERIA
CONCENTRATIONS OF WHICH EXCEED A
CERTAIN VALUE, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS
INDUSTRIAL WASTE UNDER SPECIAL CONTROL.

D, COUNTERMEASURE TECHNOLOGIES AGAINST
HAZARDOUS = SUBSTANCES = SHALL_—s BE
INTRODUCED, TAKING AS — EXAMPLES
MERCURY, PCB AND ASBESTOS = AS
REPRESENTATIVE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
CONTAINED IN WASTE; DIOXINS AS
SECONDARY POLLUTANT SUBSTANCES
GENERATED IN THE WASTE MANAGEMENT
PROCESS, AND INFECTIOUS WASTE.

E. VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES SHALL BE USED AS
COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST EXHAUST GAS
IN ORDER TO CONTROL SULFUR OXID!
NITROGEN OXIDES, AND OTHER SUBSTANCE:
THAT ARE GENERATED BY INCINERATION
FACILITIES OR TO TREAT DRAIN WATER FROM
INCINERATION FACILITIES AND LANDFILL

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SITES, THUS PREVENTING THE OCCURRENCE
OF SECONDARY POLLUTION IN THE WASTE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

IN ORDER FOR THE SITE SELECTION FOR A WASTE
MANAGEMENT FACILITY TO BE ACCEPTED BY
THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA, SECONDARY
POLLUTION PREVENTION MEASURES, TO BE
DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, SHALL ALSO.
BE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN. MEASURES AGAINST
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES SHALL COMPLY WITH
ALL LAWS AND ORDINANCES RELATED TO
POLLUTION, AS INDICATED IN SECTION 20-D
HEREOF.

(6) INFECTIOUS WASTE - FOR INFECTIOUS WASTE, IT
SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REMOVE INFECTIOUSNESS
WITH AN INCINERATOR AND MELTING FACILITY. IT
SHALL ALSO BE MANDATORY TO USE AN
INCINERATOR OR A MELTING FACILITY THAT CAN
COMPLETELY INCINERATE OR MELT WASTE AND TO
PREVENT THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FROM BEING
POLLUTED BY THE EXHAUST GASES OF SUCH
FACILITY.

IN ORDER TO APPROPRIATELY TREAT INFECTIOUS
WASTE, A ROTARY KILN TYPE INCINERATOR SHALL
BE USED, IN WHICH INFECTIOUS WASTE SHALL BE
BURNED TOGETHER WITH OTHER INDUSTRIAL
WASTE THAT PLAYS THE ROLE OF COMBUSTION
IMPROVER, TO DESTROY INFECTIOUS BACTERIA, TO.
DETOXIFY INFECTIOUS WASTE, AND TO REDUCE ITS
VOLUME.

(7) REINFORCEMENT OF THE RESPONSIBILITY. - THE
WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT, CLEAN AIR ACT AND ITS
RELATED LAWS AND ORDINANCES SHALL
ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND.
INTRODUCTION OF TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO
THE PROPER TREATMENT OF WASTE BY DEFINING
STANDARDS FOR THE __INSTALLATIO! OF
TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR GENERAL WASTE AND
INDUSTRIAL WASTE TO ENSURE PROPER
TREATMENT.

A CLASSIFICATION OF WASTE THAT MAY INFLICT
HARM ON HUMAN HEALTH OR THE
ENVIRONMENT DUE TO HAZARDOUS
CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS EXPLOSIVENES
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MANAGEMENT WASTE SHALL BE PROMOTED FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT AND INTRODUCTION OF
TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PROPER TREATMENT OF
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT WASTE.

IN ORDER TO PREPARE A SYSTEM FOR THE PROPER
TREATMENT OF WASTE AND TO PREVENT IMPROPER
TREATMENT, PROHIBITION OF ANY INCINERATION
OF WASTE OTHER THAN INCINERATION ACCORDING
TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS SHALL
BE PUT FORWARD."

SEC. S. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act shall at any time be found
to be unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder thereof not affected by such declaration shall
remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 6, Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, rules or regulations inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days
following its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of
general circulation.

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