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Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has cautioned local chief executives to close open dumpsites in their respective jurisdictions or else face administrative sanctions under the Republic Act 9003 or the Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

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To properly manage municipal waste, an expert on waste disposal said the country should focus on “reduce, reuse and recycle” methods instead of investing in disposal technologies such as open dumps and engineered landfills.

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Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza has warned 50 local government units (LGUs) for being “persistently negligent” on their duties to comply with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (Republic Act 9003).

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Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza has “strongly recommended” a change in the national policy on the financial support given to local government units (LGUs) in their efforts to manage garbage in compliance with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (Republic Act 9003).

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The Ecological Waste Coalition (EcoWaste), an alliance of groups dealing with waste and pollution issues, noted that the deadline for the legally mandated closure of open and "controlled" dumps draws near.
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Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has cautioned local chief executives to close open dumpsites in their respective jurisdictions or else face administrative sanctions under the Republic Act 9003 or the Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

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To properly manage municipal waste, an expert on waste disposal said the country should focus on “reduce, reuse and recycle” methods instead of investing in disposal technologies such as open dumps and engineered landfills.

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MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. said yesterday the country’s garbage problem was becoming an environmental disaster due to the government’s lack of long-term and permanent solution to waste disposal, particularly in Metro Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 454585 [Title] => Atienza: 50 local government units face charges for non-shift to sanitary landfills [Summary] =>

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza has warned 50 local government units (LGUs) for being “persistently negligent” on their duties to comply with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (Republic Act 9003).

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Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza has “strongly recommended” a change in the national policy on the financial support given to local government units (LGUs) in their efforts to manage garbage in compliance with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (Republic Act 9003).

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The Ecological Waste Coalition (EcoWaste), an alliance of groups dealing with waste and pollution issues, noted that the deadline for the legally mandated closure of open and "controlled" dumps draws near.
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