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Decree No. 300 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On measures aimed at improvement of the environmental situation in some industries, reducing the negative impact of waste on environment and public health, effective use of alternative energy sources”.

Country/Territory
Uzbekistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy, Environment gen.
Keyword
Protection of environment Pollution control Risk assessment/management Renewable energy Public health Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Waste prevention Waste management Recycling/reuse
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

The Cabinet of Ministers, in order to improve the environmental situation in industries and sectors of the national economy, reduce the negative impact of waste on the environment and public health, as well as ensure effective use of alternative energy resources, decides as follows: (a) establishment of priorities for the use of "green" technologies, zero-waste production, transition to the use of technologies that enable waste processing and use of safe chemicals in the following branch enterprises: production of building materials (in the case of Ohangarontsement JSC and Knauf Gypsum Fergana LLC); metallurgical industry (in the case of Almalyk KMK JSC); chemical industry (in the case of Maxam-Chirchik JSC); textile industry (in the example of Zelal Tekstil LLC); and (b) aimed at the implementation of activities in accordance with the activities of these enterprises: implementation of measures to protect environmental objects (atmospheric air, water, land, soil, subsoil and biodiversity) from anthropogenic influence and other negative influencing factors; prioritized use of materials, products, production facilities and other facilities that pose the least ecological risk; improvement of the environmentally safe system of waste management; introduction of the principles of "green" economy and "green" growth; rational use of natural resources by introducing the practice of circular economy and redirecting the generated waste to complete recycling based on the principle of "zero" waste; establishment of climate-friendly "green belts" in the enterprise and adjacent areas, taking into account soil fertility; using water-saving technologies for irrigation and beautification purposes of the water generated on the roofs of buildings and structures during rainfall; the introduction of renewable energy and the gradual replacement of its own service vehicles with electric and hybrid vehicles; transfer of document exchange in the work process from paper form to fully electronic form. The "road map" for improving the environmental situation in network enterprises, rational use of natural resources and turning the network into a zero-waste sector, as well as introducing circular economy practices, should be approved in accordance with the Annex.

Full text
Uzbek
Website
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