Level of Compliance of the Local Government Units (LGUs) in the Implementation and Enforcement of R.A. 9003 (known as Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000) in CALABARZON

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Abstract - This study used the descriptive research method to determine the level of compliance, implementation, enforcement, and problems encountered in the implementation and enforcement of Republic Act No. 9003 in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (CALABARZON). Purposive sampling technique was used to identify the 148 respondents from City Environment and Natural Resources Office/Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO/MENRO) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in CALABARZON. The frequency, percentage, and mean were used to treat the data gathered. The study revealed that the Local Government Units (LGUs) fully comply to R.A. No. 9003 as they create a Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB) at provincial, city/municipal, and barangay; prepare; and submit a 10-year Solid Waste Management Plan (SMWP). The LGUs implement and enforce R.A. No. 9003 in CALABARZON. Uncooperative residents and strict implementation and enforcement of R.A. No. 9003 by LGUs are the serious problems encountered in the implementation and enforcement of R.A. No. 9003.