The NSWMC needs to emphasize the climate change mitigation contribution of SWM and issue
guidelines on the emerging techniques in minimizing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from
SWM facilities. In 2000, the National Framework Strategy on Climate Change has identified the
waste sector as the third largest GHG contributor at 11,599 Gg CO2e. The Philippine Climate
Change Commission (CCC) has also released the National Climate Change Action Plan 2011-
2028 identifying SWM measures as key contributor to its strategic objectives.