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SECTION 49. Dumping and Throwing of Wastes. Dumping or throwing or placingof waste in areas not designated for such purpose is strictly prohibited.SECTION 50. Garbage Fees. Garbage fees that correspond to all types ofestablishments are provided for in the Revised Revenue Code. However, the fee of P 30.00per annum shall be charged on each residential establishment.SECTION 51. Establishment of Material Recovery Facility. <strong>The</strong>re shall beestablished a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in every barangay or cluster of barangays.<strong>The</strong> MRF shall be established in a barangay-owned or leased land or any suitable openspace to be determined by the barangay through its Sanggunian.<strong>The</strong> MRF shall receive mixed waste for final sorting, segregation, composting, andrecycling. <strong>The</strong> resulting residual wastes shall be transferred to a long-term storage ordisposal facility or sanitary landfill.<strong>The</strong> following must be considered in the determination of site and actualestablishment of MRF:a. <strong>The</strong> building and or layout and equipment must be designed to accommodateefficient and safe materials processing, movement, and storage, andb. <strong>The</strong> building must be designed to allow efficient and safe external access andto accommodate internal flow.SECTION 52. Composting. Composting of agricultural wastes and othercompostable materials including but not limited to garden wastes, shall be encouraged.Compost products intended to be distributed commercially shall conform with thestandards for organic fertilizers set by the Department of Agriculture.All residential houses are required to make their compost pits within their lots forbiodegradable waste. Households with no spaces available for the above-cited pits shalldeposit such wastes in biodegradable container.SECTION 53. Solid Waste Disposal: Proper Garbage Disposal. For those unable toavail of the Municipality’s garbage collection. All persons are required to dispose of theirgarbage properly and efficiently through individual backyard burying (landfill); compostingusing available non-hazardous methods; recycling through the use of clean productiontechniques in the case of industries.SECTION 54. Prohibition Against the Use of Open Dumps for Solid Waste. Noopen dumps shall be established and operated nor any practice or disposal of solid wasteby any person, including LGUs, which constitutes the use of open dumps for solid waste beallowed. Open dumps established or operated shall be converted into controlled dumpswithin three years after effectivity of R.A. 9003. Said controlled dumps shall be eliminatedfive years after the effectivity of R.A. 9003.SECTION 55. Permit for Solid Waste Management Facility Construction andExpansion. No person shall commence operation, including site preparation andconstruction of a new solid waste management facility or the expansion of an existing facilityuntil said person obtains an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) from the DENRpursuant to P.D. 1586 and other permits and clearances from concerned agencies.SECTION 56. Guidelines for Controlled Dumps. <strong>The</strong> following shall be theminimum considerations for the establishment of controlled dumps:1. Regular inert cover;254