Saturday, 25 December 2010 00:00
By James Konstantin Galvez, Reporter
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it would penalize garbage collectors who fail to sort wastes as mandated by law.
“Filipinos are now aware of waste segregation and many are already practicing it in their households, but a lot of them are discouraged to sustain this practice because they see the truck collectors mixing up their garbage anyway,” DENR Secretary Ramon Paje said in a statement.
Section 48 of Republic Act (RA) 9003, also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, explicitly prohibits the collection and transport of non-segregated waste.
This also includes mixing source-separated waste in any container used for solid waste collection or disposal.
Paje said that violation of the law is punishable with imprisonment of one day to three years, or a fine of P300 to P500,000.
He said imposing the penalty would encourage garbage collectors to implement ecological waste management and dispose of their collected garbage properly..... MORE
Source: Manila Times
URL: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/36208-denr-set-to-penalize-non-segregation-of-collected-garbage
0 comments
Post a Comment