CENRO's penalty for the Solid Waste Management Violation

As promised from my previous post, on Segregation in Davao, It's a Must!, these is the City Ordinance as approved by the government.

(City Ordinance No. 0361-10) Section 10. Mandatory Segregation of Solid Waste - The segregation of waste at source by generators such as household and all establishment is mandatory.

 And, as previously posted also, there are 4 types of waste:

Biodegradable Waste - excess food; fruit peel; fruit seeds; intestines of chicken, fish and meat; leaves and branches; grass; animal dirt, dead pets; tissue papers; barbecue sticks; cigarette ash

Recyclabe Waste (Non-Biodegradable) - Metal; Bottle; Glass and mirrors; Rubber Tires; Dried Paper and Boxes; Dried Clothes; Dried animal Skin; Dried Chicken Feathers; Plastics

Residual - Sanitary napkins; Diapers; Old Carpets; PVC plastics (oil containers and the likes); Ceramics; Tetrapacks; Candy wrappers, etc

Special Waste - Paint and Thinner; Dry Cell and Car Batteries; Spray Cans; Non-functional appliances; Damaged Cabinets and Chairs, etc.

And, as a reminder, again, that the type of wastes CENRO will be collecting are the Residual and Special. Biodegradable Wastes should be converted into compost, buried at the backyard or turned over to the Barangay. Recyclable wastes, on the other hand, can be sold to Junk Shops or specific manufacturing firms who has recycling.

Another reminder, throwing of garbages should be done between 6 to 9 pm only. There are designated areas  where you can throw garbages. For further information on these areas, you can always approach you local barangay officials.

For further information, the government has also included the Prohibited Acts.

Section 47. Prohibited Acts. Some of the prohibited acts: 

• Littering, scattering, throwing and dumping of wastes in public places.
• None segregation of solid wastes.
• Open dumping and burning of solid wastes.

 And, the Penalties of None Segregation.

Section 51. Citation Tickets.  Administrative Fine

• 1st Offense - Php 300.00 Fine and mandatory seminar to be conducted by CENRO;
• 2nd Offense - Php 500.00 Fine or a 5 day community service;
• 3rd Offense - Php 1,000.00 Fine or 10 day community service
• 4th and succeeding offenses - shall be prosecuted by the court.

Any person apprehended or cited for violation and who does not wish to contest the violation shall be allowed to pay the fine within one (1) week from the issuance of citation ticket, otherwise, corresponding case shall be filed in court.

Section 48. Penalties. Maximum Penalty shall be a fine of Php 5,000.00 and/or six (6) months imprisonment.

Please, let's start segregating and teach others to segregate for a greener Philippines.