ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) opposed proposals to amend the Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, which would have paved the way for local government units to adopt waste-to-energy incineration projects. “The persistent failures in solid waste management that the DENR itself acknowledges are not failures of the law. It maintained that there are gaps, highlighting the urgent need to fully implement RA 9003, rather than amending it. The group cited that DENR and the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) have not yet published a comprehensive list of Non‑Environmentally Acceptable Products (NEAPs) as required under the act. “A truly just transition in waste management must strengthen, not displace waste workers through formalization, better working conditions, and inclusive zero-waste systems,” it stressed.