By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
Laoag
City—Over the past 12 years, the level of
compliance of local government units to the provisions of the Ecological Solid
Waste Management Act is low, said provincial environment and natural resources officer
Juan delos Reyes.
In view of this, the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in cooperation with the
National Solid Waste Management Commission has sent letters to all concerned
local government units here to comply with the law.
To promote voluntary
compliance to the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, otherwise
known as Republic Act 9003, the DENR initiated a three-day seminar workshop,
inviting all local chief executive of the province to improve their local
governance through observing discipline and cleanliness.
Of the 21 municipalities and
two cities here, Mr. Delos Reyes said that about 50 percent has complied with
the 10-year solid waste management law.
For now, he said majority of
the cities and municipalities in Ilocos Norte have open dump sites.
Considering the amount of
investment needed for the establishment of a sanitary landfill, Mr. Delos Reyes
said the department is encouraging all LGUs to establish at least a controlled
dump site equipped with Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to promote proper
waste segregation and composting.
As to the barangays, Mr. Delos
Reyes urged local barangay officials to set up their own composting facility to
reduce waste generation and turn them into useful organic fertilizer.
Similar to other provinces in
the country, the compliance of LGUs in terms of submitting solid waste
management plan is still quite low since 2012.
It is in this regard that the
concerned government agency has reiterated again its call among local chief executives
to prioritize the implementation of the solid waste management plan and
institutionalize effective and efficient local governance.
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