Capacity Compliance Of Local Government Units To R.A. 9003 In The Establishment Of Waste Disposal Facility- Sanitary Landfill

Over the past decades, uncontrolled population growth and rapid urbanization and industrialization have resulted in the increasing amount of solid waste. In response with the looming garbage problem in the Philippines, Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 was created. Republic Act 9003 mandates cities and municipalities the closure of open dumps or their conversion into sanitary landfills. Sarangani Province is part of SOCCSKSARGEN region, the country's fast growing developing clusters. Increasing amount of solid waste and proper way of disposing it, is one of the major problem of the province. In this study, capacity to comply of the Local Government Unit of Sarangani to R.A. 9003 or ESWM Act of 2000 in the establishment of a waste disposal facility is determined. Annual growth rate of population of each municipality are determined and are used to make a ten-year projection of population of each municipality. Waste generation per capita per day of each municipality are used to make a ten-year projection of waste generated per day based on population. The 2016, 2017, and 2018 Annual Budget and Budget Allocation for Solid Waste Management of each Local Government Unit of Sarangani province were gathered. A copy of a cost estimate of the Koranadal's Sanitary Landfill is obtained and is used as a reference on how much it costs to establish a sanitary landfill. Based on the data given by each municipality, all of the Local Government of Sarangani Province does not have the capacity to comply to Republic Act 9003 in the establishment of a waste disposal facility — sanitary landfill.