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Ley Nº 8839 - Ley para la gestión integral de residuos.

Country/Territory
Costa Rica
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
La Gaceta Nº 135, 13 de julio de 2010.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste management Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Waste disposal Waste prevention Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Registration Offences/penalties Solid waste Hazardous waste Organic waste
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North-East Pacific
Abstract

La presente Ley para la gestión integral de residuos, tiene por objeto regular la gestión integral de residuos y el uso eficiente de los recursos, mediante la planificación y ejecución de acciones regulatorias, operativas, financieras, administrativas, educativas, ambientales y saludables de monitoreo y evaluación.

Full text
Spanish
Website
www.gaceta.go.cr

References - Legislation

Amends

Ley Nº 5395 - Ley general de salud.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1973 (2006)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Pollution control, Business/industry/corporations, Protection of environment, Basic legislation, Nutrition, Special dietary uses, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Toxicity/poisoning, Waste management, Waste prevention, Public health, Fraud, Internal trade, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties, Drugs, Vaccination, Slaughtering, Inspection, Animal health, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Solid waste, Effluent waste water/discharge, Water supply, Right to water, Human rights, Drainage/land reclamation, Well sinking/boreholes, Freshwater pollution, Waterworks, Sewerage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 7554 - Ley Orgánica del Medio Ambiente.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 1995

Keyword: Agroecology, Framework law, Protection of environment, Research, Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Environmental planning, Wetlands, Marine area, Erosion, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Pollution control, Institution, Offences/penalties, Education, Access-to-information, Protection of habitats, Land-use planning, Coastal zone management, Air quality/air pollution, Soil pollution/quality, Energy conservation/energy production, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Subsidy/incentive, Inspection, Environmental audit, Marine protected areas, Policy/planning, Right to water, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Sustainable use, Human rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decreto Nº 39760-S ─ Oficializa la Estrategia Nacional para la Separación, Recuperación y Valorización de Residuos (ENSRVR) 2016 - 2021.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2016

Keyword: Sustainable use, Policy/planning, Waste management, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Solid waste, Hazardous waste, Organic waste, Recycling/reuse, Non-governmental entity, Access-to-information, Business/industry/corporations, Polluter pays principle

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 36.499/MINAET - Reglamento para la elaboración de programas de gestión ambiental institucional en el sector público.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2011

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Environmental planning, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 38.500/MINAE - Moratoria nacional a las actividades de transformación térmica de residuos sólidos ordinarios.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2014

Keyword: Waste management, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Offences/penalties, Solid waste, Hazardous waste, Organic waste, Non-governmental entity, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 37.745/S - Metodología para Estudios de Generación y Composición de Residuos Sólidos Ordinarios.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2013

Keyword: Waste management, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Offences/penalties, Solid waste, Hazardous waste, Organic waste, Non-governmental entity, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 37567-S-MINAET-H ─ Reglamento General de la Ley Nº 8839, Ley para la gestión integral de residuos.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2012

Keyword: Waste management, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Offences/penalties, Solid waste, Hazardous waste, Organic waste, Non-governmental entity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 39.136/S/MINAE - Reglamento sobre condiciones de operación y control de emisiones de instalaciones para coincineración de residuos sólidos ordinarios.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2015

Keyword: Pollution control, Emissions, Air quality/air pollution, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Waste management, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste disposal, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Offences/penalties, Solid waste, Hazardous waste, Organic waste, Monitoring, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 40557-S ─ Reglamento para el co-procesamiento y gestión de residuos en hornos cementeros.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2017

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Environmental standards, Business/industry/corporations, Standards, Protection of environment, Waste management, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Hazardous waste

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decreto Nº 41525-S ─ Reglamento para el trámite digital de registros y autorizaciones del Ministerio de Salud en la gestión de residuos en la plataforma SINIGIR.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2018

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Waste management, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Solid waste, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, International trade, Recycling/reuse, Inventory

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Ley Nº 8875 - Modifica la Ley Nº 8839, Ley para la gestión integral de residuos.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2010

Keyword: Waste management, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Registration, Offences/penalties, Solid waste, Hazardous waste, Organic waste

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 9825 - Modifica la Ley Nº 8839, Ley para la gestión integral de residuos, y la Ley Nº 7554, Ley Orgánica del Ambiente.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2020

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Waste management, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Special fund, Tax/levy, Offences/penalties, Dispute settlement

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 9703 - Ley para la Prohibición del Poliestireno Expandido.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2019

Keyword: Waste management, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Education, Subsidy/incentive

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ley Nº 9786 - Ley para combatir la contaminación por plástico y proteger el ambiente.

Legislation | Costa Rica | 2019

Keyword: Protection of environment, Institution, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Registration, Tax/levy

Source: FAO, FAOLEX