What is NSWMC?

The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) is the major agency tasked to implement Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000.

The law, signed in January 26, 2001, calls for the institutionalization of a national program that will manage the control, transfer, transport, processing and disposal of solid waste in the country.

Chaired by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Commission will prescribe policies to effectively achieve the objectives of RA 9003. It will oversee the implementation of appropriate solid waste management plans by end-users and local governments as mandated by law.

The Commission is also ordered to establish the National Ecology Center which will serve as the depot of information, research, database, training, and networking services for the implementation of the provisions of the solid waste management act.

It is composed of 17 Commission members, fourteen representatives from government agencies and three representatives from the private sector.