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Cabinet Regulation No. 1032 of 2011 on Construction of Landfill Sites, the Management, Closure and Re-cultivation of Landfill Sites and Waste Dumps

Country/Territory
Latvia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Transport/storage Classification/declassification Hazardous substances Solid waste Environmental standards Hazardous waste Pollution control Standards Protection of environment Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Regulation prescribes the requirements for the construction of landfill sites, management of landfill sites and waste dumps, and closure and re-cultivation of such landfill sites and waste dumps; and the procedures by which landfill sites must be closed and re-cultivated. The Regulation applies to landfill sites and waste dumps, including sites where the producer of waste disposes of the waste in the locations of generation thereof, as well as to specially equipped sites for the storage of waste, where waste is stored for more than a year, except for the cases listed in the Regulation. Under the Regulation, landfill sites are classified into the following categories landfill sites for hazardous waste; landfill sites for municipal waste; and landfill sites for inert waste.

Full text
English
Website
www.likumi.lv

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste.

Legislation | European Union | 1999 (2018)

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous waste, Ozone layer, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Basic legislation, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Monitoring, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Waste Management Law (2010)

Legislation | Latvia | 2010 (2015)

Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Public health, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX