AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM, CREATING THE NECESSARY INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS AND
INCENTIVES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the
“Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.” Sec. 2.
Declaration of Policies. - It is hereby declared the policy of
the State to adopt a systematic, comprehensive and ecological
solid waste management program which shall: (a) Ensure the
protection of the public health and environment; (b) Utilize
environmentally-sound methods that maximize the utilization of
valuable resources and encourage resource conservation and
recovery; (c) Set guidelines and targets for solid waste
avoidance and volume reduction through source reduction and
waste minimization measures, including composting, recycling,
re-use, recovery, green charcoal process, and others, before
collection, treatment and disposal in appropriate and envir