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Decision on the adoption of necessary measures for maintaining extended producer responsibilities from any natural or legal person who produces, processes, treats and sells leather.

Country/Territory
Albania
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Effluent waste water/discharge Integrated management Polluter pays principle Pollution control Processing/handling Protection of environment Recycling/reuse Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Hazardous substances Business/industry/corporations Sewerage Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This text entered into force after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

The purpose of this Decision, based on the provisions of the Law No.10463 dated 22.9.2011 on the integrated management of solid waste, is to approve the necessary measures, that every natural/legal person, who produces, processes, treats and sells leather, on a professional basis, aimed at keeping related extended responsibilities of the producer, in order to protect the environment and human health and further in accordance with the "polluter pays" principle. The object of this text is the determination of measures that must be observed by operators of installations for the production, collection, processing and treatment of leather, specifically for: a) prevention of waste generated by production, treatment and processing installations of the skin; b) procedures, techniques and standards for waste management from production installations, leather treatment and processing; c) treatment of industrial wastewater before its discharge into septic tanks and other receivers/water bodies; d) the differentiated treatment of dangerous chemicals and the avoidance of their discharge into the environment; e) the application of the best available technologies, which makes possible the reuse of industrial wastewater, in order to reduce pollutant water discharges in the environment; f) providing conditions and equipment to protect the environment, the health of employees and of people who come into contact with the waste generated by these installations; g) extended producer responsibilities for minimizing waste generated by installations for the production, treatment and processing of leather, reuse, recovery, recycling and the specific differentiated treatment of organic waste, in accordance with the legislation in force for integrated waste management, on a professional basis; h) extended producer responsibilities for the management of excess skin waste after their treatment and technological processing, on a professional basis.

Full text
Albanian
Website
qbz.gov.al

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No.10463 dated 22.9.2011 on the integrated management of solid waste.

Legislation | Albania | 2011

Keyword: Basic legislation, Solid waste, Standards, Transport/storage, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX