Wellness in Environment: Ecological Solid Waste Management for homeowners associations of subdivisions and condominiums.

Ecological Solid Waste Management gets Tough in the Philippines - Waste Mangagement World: "The Philippines' Environment and Natural Resources secretary, Ramon J. P. Paje has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with 11 Metro Manila local government units (LGUs) establishing ecological solid waste management systems for homeowners associations of subdivisions and condominiums.

Under the Philippines' Republic Act No. 9003, otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM) Act, responsibility of ESWM is lodged with LGUs.

According to Paje, more than a decade after the law was passed, unfortunately waste management remains an environmental problem, especially in Metro Manila.

Paje explained that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is optimistic it can solve the problem. The challenge he said is to find ways to get all families in the act. In an effort to achieve this, the Department of Education (DepEd) has integrated solid waste management into the school curriculum, and is now targeting the adults to be more responsible."