This handbook aims to capture the salient information contained in the
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (Republic Act No. 9003)
and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (Department Administrative
Order No. 2001-34) and present them in a more popular form.
It is expected that this handbook will serve as an easy guide for field
personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) and local government units (LGUs) in the application and
enforcement of the law.
The readers will find here the roles and functions of the DENR and the
