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Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, _7247

Introduced by Representative Luisa Lloren Cuaresma

AN ACT
MANDATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL RECYCLING
CENTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Through the years, the looming garbage problems pose a serious threat in
the Philippines. According to a report by the Senate Economic Planning Office
(SEPO), the country’s waste generation steadily increased from 37,427.46 tons
per day in 2012 to 40,087.45 tons in 2016. Meanwhile, solid wastes produced
by Philippine cities are expected to increase by 165 percent to 77,776 tons by
2025. Residential areas produce the most amounts of solid wastes at 57 percent,
while wastes from commercial establishments, institutional sources, and
industrial or manufacturing sector accounted for 27 percent, 12 percent, and 4
percent of the total waste generated, respectively.

With tons of trash collected and thrown every day and bearing in mind
the likelihood of the occurrence of serious environmental and health effects
brought about by improper waste management, it behooves everyone to adopt
an efficient manner of segregation and disposal of solid waste and garbage.

The problem on garbage and waste management had been addressed by
the passage of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management



Act of 2000. The said law, provides an institutional framework and policy
guidelines to create systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste
management (ESWM) programs within Local Government Units (LGU), and
illustrates the potentials and benefits of recycling. However, its implementation
and compliance at the LGU level is still very limited and challenging because of
the difficulty of establishing a recycling center. As a matter of fact, a study
reveals that only 31% of all barangays in the country have Materials Recovery
Facility (MRF), notwithstanding the clear mandate of RA 9003 for the setting
up of an MRF in every barangay or cluster of barangays.

One of the perceived reasons for the failure to put up MRF is the fact that
putting up such facility requires space which most barangays in a highly
urbanized city with dense population do not normally have.

Thus, this bill seeks to mandate the creation of a recycling facility in
every region of the country in order to provide a more efficient and effective
implementation of recycling as one of the key components of waste
management.

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

fhe Sein, Cecacwne
LUISA LLOREN CUARESMA


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Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.__7#47

Introduced by Representative Luisa Lloren Cuaresma

AN ACT
MANDATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL RECYCLING
CENTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This act shall be known as the “Regional

Waste Management Facility Act of 2020.”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby declared a policy of the
State the formulation and promotion of local recycling plan through the creation
of a regional recycling facility that will identify and treat recyclable materials in
every region.

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act, the following terms

shall mean:



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a. Recycling — refers to the process of converting wastes into reusable

material.

b. Recycling Center — refers to an establishment, place of
business, facility or building which is maintained, operated, or used
for the storing, keeping, buying, or selling of wastes for the purpose of

converting such items into a usable product.

c. Solid waste management ~ the collecting, treating, or disposal of a

solid material that is considered to be no longer useful

d. Waste — the unusable remains or by-products of a material or a thing.

Section 4. Regional Recycling Center. — Without prejudice to the
pertinent provisions of RA 9003, there is hereby created at least one (1)
recycling center in every region in the country which primary function is to
collect, accept, and convert wastes as raw materials for manufacturing
and/processing new products. For this purpose, the concerned LGUs in the

region shall take the initial step for the formulation of a local recycling plan that


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will identify, among other things, the most suitable place where such facility

shall be established.

Section 5. Technical Assistance. — For purposes of assisting the
concerned LGUs in complying with the provisions of this Act, the DENR,
DILG, DOST, DOH, DTI and other concerned agencies shall provide technical

assistance in recycling methods, opportunities, and regulatory compliance.

Section 6. Periodic Review. — The concerned agencies shall provide an

annual report to Congress relative to the implementation of this Act.

Section 7. Source of Funds. — The amount necessary to implement this
Act shall be appropriated from the national budget as may be necessary for each

fiscal year.

Section 8. Rules and Regulations. — Within ninety (90) days from the
effectivity of this Act, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
in coordination with the concerned government agencies, shall issue the

necessary rules and regulations to implement this Act.


Section 9. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive issuances,
rules and regulations contrary or inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed,

amended or modified accordingly.

Section 10. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15)

days after its publication in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved