5.

0 LEGAL
Municipal Solid Waste Management Board (MSWMB)
1. City or municipal mayor as head with the following as members:
a) A representative from Sangguniang Bayan, preferably a chairperson of
either the Committees on Environment or Health;
b) President of the Association of Barangay Councils in the municipality;
c) A representative from NGOs whose principal purpose is to promote
recycling and the protection of air and water quality;
d) A representative from the recycling industry;
e) A representative from the manufacturing or packaging industry; and
f) A representative from each concerned government agency possessing
relevant technical and marketing expertise as determined by the
Board.
Roles:
1. Develop the SWM Plan that will ensure the long-term management of solid
waste, as well as integrate the various solid waste management plans and
strategies of the barangays of the municipality;
2. Adopt specific revenue-generating measures to promote the viability of its
SWM plan;
3. Develop the specific mechanics and guidelines for the implementation of
the municipal SWM plan;
4. Oversee the implementation of the municipal SWM plan;
5. Monitor the implementation of the municipal solid waste management
plan through its various political subdivisions and in cooperation with the
private sector and non-government organizations (NGOs);
6. Coordinate the efforts of the component barangays in the implementation
of the plan;
7. Recommend to appropriate local government authorities specific
measures or proposals for franchise or build-operate-transfer agreement
with duly recognized institutions to provide either exclusive or nonexclusive authority for the collection, transfer, storage, processing,
recycling or disposal of solid wastes;
8. Review every two years or as the need arises the municipal SWM plan for
purposes of ensuring sustainability, viability, effectiveness and relevance
in relation to local and international developments in the field of SWM;
9. Adopt measure to promote and ensure the viability and effective
implementation of solid waste management in component barangays;
10.Convene regular meetings for purposes of planning and coordinating the
implementation of the SWM plans of the respective component barangays;
11.Provide the necessary logistical and operational support to component
barangays in consonance with subsection (f) of Sec. 17 Local Government
Code; and
12.Recommend measures and safeguards against pollution and for the
preservation of the natural ecosystem.

13.Set guidelines and targets for solid waste avoidance and volume reduction
through source reduction and waste minimization measures, including
composting, recycling, reuse, recovery, green charcoal process, and
others, before collection, treatment and disposal in appropriate and
environmentally-sound solid waste management facilities in accordance
with ecologically sustainable development principles;
14.Ensure the proper segregation, collection, transport, storage, treatment
and disposal of solid waste through the formulation and adoption of the
best environmental practices in ecological waste management excluding
incineration; and
15.Recommend the institutionalized public participation in the development
and implementation of national and local integrated, comprehensive and
ecological waste management programs;
PLANNED ACTIVITIES
As soon as the SWM plan is crafted and submitted to the department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the following activities will be
undertaken:
a. The Sangguniang Bayan will pass an Ordinance on the approval and
adoption of the Ten-Year Solid Waste Management Plan of Bacacay
to be immediately implemented in the Municipality;
b. The MSWMB will meet to initialize the executive planned activities;
c. Regular Information Education and Coordination Campaign (IEC) will
be conducted to the different stakeholders.
BARANGAY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES
The Barangay SWM Board shall be composed of the barangay captain as chair
with the following as members
a. Chaired by the Barangay Captain;
b. One (1) kagawad;
c. SK chair;
d. President of Home Owners Association;
e. Public/private school principal or representative;
f.

One (1) Parents

representative;

and

Teachers

Association

president

g. One (1) Religious organization representative;

h. One (1) Business community representative;
i.

One (1) environmental NGO representative;

j.

President of Market Vendors Association; and

k. One (1) representative from junkshop owners association.

or

The Barangay SWM Committee shall have the following functions and
responsibilities:
a. Formulate solid waste management program consistent with the
Municipality plan;
b. Implement
segregation
and
compostable, reusable wastes;

collection

c. Establish Materials Recovery Facility;

d. Allocate barangay funds;
e. Organize core coordinators; and
f.

Submit monthly reports to the Municipality.

of

biodegradable,