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Law No. HO-237-N “On waste disposal and sanitary cleaning”.

Country/Territory
Armenia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011 (2023)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste management Waste disposal Local government Protection of environment Public health Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Waste prevention Recycling/reuse Public private partnership (PPP) Transport/storage Basic legislation
Geographical area
Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the tenth day following its official publication.
Abstract

This Law regulates the issues of waste management, waste disposal and sanitary cleaning on the national territory, establishes waste collection fees and the range of payers, payment procedure and liability for non-payment, non-fulfilment or improper fulfilment by local government by local government bodies of the duties related to waste management and waste disposal. It shall not be applicable to hazardous waste. The main principles of the state policy in the field of waste disposal and sanitation are: (a) reducing and neutralizing the negative (hazardous) impact of waste on human health and the environment; (b) provision of comfortable and environmentally safe living conditions; (c) inadmissibility of pollution of territories, generation of waste landfills and cleaning of territories from waste; (d) reducing the amount of generated waste; (e) application of waste sorting, reuse, recycling and disposal operations and reduction of the volume of waste placed in landfills; (f) promotion of circular economy; and (g) charged waste collection service. The goals of the state policy in the field of waste collection and sanitary cleaning shall be as follows: (a) mandatory and regular implementation of waste collection and sanitary cleaning; (b) implementation of a sorted waste system; (c) collection, transportation and safe disposal of waste generated throughout the national territory or recycling and reuse thereof; (d) the maximum use generated waste; (e) application of low-waste and zero-waste measures and technologies; (f) mechanization of waste collection and sanitary cleaning works; (g) intercommunity cooperation in the field; and (h) implementation of waste disposal and sanitary cleaning works at the expense of the municipal budget or within the framework of public-private cooperation. Waste is an object of property. The waste generator acquires the right of ownership of waste. The ownership right to waste belongs to individuals, legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, whose activities lead to the generation of garbage, and during the exercise of their ownership rights, they are obliged to take measures to prevent damage to the environment and public health. It is forbidden to store and dump garbage in places not designated or intended for it.

Full text
Armenian
Website
www.arlis.am