View source for Dagupan City council okays Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan

*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=8&rid=958086
*Wednesday, January 25, 2017
:(PNA), LAP/LVM/LVMICUA/RMA

DAGUPAN CITY, Jan. 25 (PNA) -- The Dagupan City council passed an ordinance on Tuesday approving the Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan of Dagupan City up to year 2024.

Authored by Councilor Jeslito Seen, the ordinance is in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 9003, otherwise known as Ecological and Solid Waste Management Act.

This Act states that it is the declared policy of the State "to adopt a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste management program".

In proposing the ordinance, Councilor Seen said that Dagupan City is currently taking measures in order to comply with the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 through segregation and source reduction, and has plans to close its existing open dump site as mandated in the said law.

In the case of Dagupan, its open dumpsite located in Bonuan is the subject of a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office.

Seen said anent the ordinance, the purpose of local planning mandated by Republic Act 9003 is to effectively plan and adopt a systematic and comprehensive management and regulation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated within the areas.

He explained that the rationale for the Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan is to make Dagupan a clean and environment-friendly city with empowered citizenry who help in the management of the city's solid wastes.