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Law No.80 of 2018 on Integrated Solid Waste Management.

Country/Territory
Lebanon
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste management Solid waste Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste prevention Groundwater Surface water Public health Precautionary principle Polluter pays principle Pollution control Hazardous waste Basic legislation Recycling/reuse Subsidy/incentive Processing/handling Offences/penalties Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Law consisting of 39 articles aims at ensuring an integrated framework for solid waste management to preserve the environment based on the principles of sustainability, awareness and transparency. Principles of the integrated household solid waste management are (i) reduction, reuse and recycling; (ii) sustainability in order to not contaminate surface water and groundwater, air, soil, flora and fauna, and harm public health; (iii) proximity; (iv) precautionary; (v) prevention of uncontrolled dumping, landfilling and burning of solid waste; (vi) polluter pays principle, and (vii) decentralization. The integrated household solid waste management consists of the following stages (1) source reduction; (2) reuse; (3) source and plant sorting; (4) recycling; (5) composting; (6) energy recovery; and (7) final disposal of residual waste. Solid wastes that cannot be reused, recovered or recycled should be disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree No.5606 of 2019: Determining the principles of hazardous waste management.

Legislation | Lebanon | 2019

Keyword: Solid waste, Waste management, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Hazardous waste, Integrated management, Packaging/labelling, Monitoring, Protection of environment, Transport/storage, Waste disposal, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX