Note: The same initiatives of the Local Government of Urbiztondo on Ecological Solid Waste Management shall likewise be consistent with the provisions of its local Ordinance No. 2-2015 entitled “Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Ordinance of the Municipality of Urbiztondo, Pangasinan”.
Sec. 3. Operative Principles. The Municipal Government recognizes that the steadily increasing level of economic activities and population growth in urban and rural areas would lead to an increase in the volume of wastes and adverse impact on the health of our population and Urbiztondo’s fragile ecosystems. Pursuant to Section 3(1), Republic Act 7160, respectively, and in consideration of eco- tourism and agro-industrialization as our key development strategy, it is the declared policy of the municipal government to mandate barangay councils on the strict implementation of Solid Waste Management (SWM) programs in their respective localities.
Sec. 4. Solid Waste Management Program/Plans. As guide for interventions, the Municipal Government hereby adopts the Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Program which shall contain the necessary standards/criteria pursuant to Section 16 and 17 of RA 9003.
Sec. 5. Role of the Municipality. Through this Code, the existing Municipal Ecological Solid Waste Management Board shall be strengthened and shall perform the following functions:
a. Develop a municipal ecological solid waste management plan from the submitted solid waste management plans of the respective Barangay Councils herein created. It shall review and integrate the submitted plans of all its component municipalities and ensure that the various plans complement each other, and have the requisite components. The Municipal Plan shall reflect the general program of action and initiatives of the municipal government in implementing an ecological solid waste management program that would support the various initiatives of its component barangays.
b. Provide the necessary logistical and operational support to its component barangays in consonance with Section 17 (b) of RA 7160.
c. Recommend measures and safeguards against pollution and for the preservation of the natural ecosystem.
d. Recommend measures to generate resources, funding and implementation of projects and activities as specified in the duly approved solid waste management plans.
e. Identify areas within its jurisdiction which have common solid waste management problems and are appropriate units for planning local solid waste management services in accordance with Section 41 of RA 9003.
f. Coordinate the efforts of the component barangays in the implementation of the Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan.
g. Develop an appropriate incentive scheme as an integral component of the Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan.
h. Convene joint meetings of the municipal and barangay solid waste management boards at least every quarter for purposes of integrating, synchronizing, monitoring and evaluating the development and implementation of its municipal solid waste management plan.
i. Represent any of its component barangays in coordinating its resources and operational requirements with agencies of the national government.
j. Oversee the implementation of the Municipal Ecological Solid Waste Management Plan.
k. Prohibit use of plastic and burning of waste.
