Law No. 17.900 creating the Reverse Logistics Certification of Solid Waste. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Santa Catarina Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Certification Waste management Solid waste Hazardous waste Pollution control Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication Abstract This Law creates the Reverse Logistics Certification of Solid Waste. The certification will be granted annually to companies whose industrial, commercial and other activities come from solid or semi-solid waste, as well as gases contained in containers and/or liquids with extremely toxic characteristics to dispose in public sewerage network or bodies of water, or that require solutions that are technically or economically unfeasible in view of the best technology available, under the terms of the National Reverse Logistics Policy, established by Federal Law No. 12.305 of 2 August 2010 and subsequent amendments. Full text Portuguese Website leis.alesc.sc.gov.br References - Legislation Implements Law No. 12.305 on the National Policy on Solid Waste Management. Legislation | Brazil | 2010 Keyword: Waste management, Basic legislation, Solid waste, Hazardous waste, Environmental planning, Polluter pays principle, Pollution control, Sustainable use Source: FAO, FAOLEX