Revised Hazardous Waste Management Procedures

The Order is issued pursuant to Republic Act No. 6969 (the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990).
It is also issued pursuant to Executive Order No. 192 (Series of 1987).
It revises DENR Administrative Order No. 2004-36.
It states that it revises the Procedural Manual for Hazardous Waste Management previously used under DENR Administrative Order No. 2004-36.
It references DENR Administrative Order No. 2004-36, which itself is described as revising DENR Administrative Order No. 29 (Series of 1992) to strengthen implementation of RA 6969 and to prescribe the procedural manual.

The State’s policy is to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use, and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk and/or injury to health or the environment.
The State’s policy prohibits the entry—even in transit—of hazardous and nuclear wastes and their disposal within the Philippine territorial limits, for whatever purpose.
The State’s policy also advances and facilitates research and studies on toxic chemicals and hazardous and nuclear wastes.
The Order’s objective is to ensure that important aspects of Title III of DENR Administrative Order 92-29 (Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 6969)—covering hazardous waste generators, transporters, and treaters—are developed into a useful information/reference document for stakeholders.
The Order’s objective is to further streamline procedures for generation and compliance with legal and technical requirements for hazardous waste management in light of recent developments.

The Order revises provisions of DENR Administrative Order 2002-36.
It revises the definition of terms under Chapter 1.
It revises classification of hazardous wastes under Chapter 2.
It revises waste generators under Chapter 3.
It revises waste transporters under Chapter 4.
It revises treatment, storage and disposal facilities under Chapter 5.
It revises storage and labeling under Chapter 6.
It revises waste transport record under Chapter 7.
It revises contingency program under Chapter 8.
It revises personnel training under Chapter 9.
It revises provisions on import of recyclable materials containing hazardous substances and export of hazardous wastes under Chapter 10.
It revises prohibited acts and penalties under Chapter 11.
It revises monitoring under Chapter 12.
It revises the schedule of fees under Chapter 13.
The Revised Procedural Manual appended to the Order provides the detailed requirements and procedures for hazardous waste management.

The Revised Procedural Manual is appended to the Order.
The Revised Procedural Manual prescribes detailed requirements and procedures for hazardous waste management.
The Revised Procedural Manual forms an integral part of the Order.
References to covered topics (generator, transporter, treater, transport records, contingency program, training, import/export rules, prohibited acts and penalties, monitoring, and fees) are implemented through the Revised Procedural Manual and the revised chapters it updates.

Section 4 provides that if any section or provision of the Rules and Regulations or the Revised Procedural Manual is held unconstitutional or invalid by a competent court, the remaining provisions continue in force as though the annulled or voided provisions had never been incorporated.
Section 5 provides that all inconsistent rules and regulations and/or parts of rules and regulations, and/or pertinent laws are revised, amended, modified, and/or superseded by this Order.

Section 6 authorizes that the Rules and Regulations and the Revised Procedural Manual may be amended and/or modified from time to time by the DENR.