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Decree of 07-06-2017 on the declaration of department stores and supermarkets as unique producers of packaging waste, glass, paper and cardboard and organic matter.

Country/Territory
Andorra
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Inspection Organic waste Packaging/labelling Offences/penalties Pollution control Protection of environment Recycling/reuse Waste disposal Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Waste prevention EIA
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Decree shall enter into force within four months from the day following its publication in the Official Gazette of the Principality of Andorra.
Abstract

The purpose of this Decree is to regulate the conditions for the management of packaging, glass, paper and cardboard waste as well as organic waste produced by department stores and supermarkets as a result of their activities, in order to prevent and reduce the impact that the inadequate management of this waste generates on the environment and on urban areas and to promote its prevention and recycling. The specific objectives that are to be achieved through this Decree are the encouragement of the prevention in the generation of waste; the encouragement of the separation at source and of the recycling; the facilitation of the waste management for producers and owners.

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