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 an increasing amount of solid waste. In response to 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' closure of open dumps or their conversion into sanitary landfills. Sarangani Province is part of the SOCCSKSARGEN region, the country's fast-growing developing clusters. The increasing amount of solid waste and the proper way of disposing of it is one of the major problems of the province. In this study, the 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. The annual growth rate of the population of each municipality are determined and are used to make a ten-year projection of the population of each municipality. Waste generation per capita per day of each municipality is used to make a ten-year projection of waste generated per day based on population. 2016, 2017, and 2018 Annual Budgets and Budget Allocation for Solid Waste Management of each Local Government Unit of Sarangani province were gathered. A copy of a cost estimate of 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, the Local Government of Sarangani Province does not have the capacity to comply with Republic Act 9003 in the establishment of a waste disposal facility — a sanitary landfill.