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Order No. 16/2021 establishing Technical Norms for the Characterization of Urban Waste.

Country/Territory
Cabo Verde
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim Oficial, Série I, No. 17.
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Classification/declassification Urban land Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Waste prevention Solid waste Monitoring Environmental planning Policy/planning
Geographical area
Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Order establishes Technical Norms for the Characterization of Urban Waste. The aim of this Order is to regulate and classify all kind of Waste, according to its source, into: a) Urban waste, RU or MSW: waste from households, namely: «Green waste»: waste from cleaning and maintaining gardens, public green spaces, etc.; «Waste from commercial activity»: waste produced by one or more commercial establishments which, by their nature or composition, are similar to waste from households; «Wastes from industrial activity»; «Waste from service activities»: waste similar to waste from households; «Waste from hospital activity»; «Waste from agricultural activity»: waste from agricultural or livestock farming. Waste is classified, according to its hazard, into: «Hazardous waste»: «Non-hazardous waste»: waste that does not have the characteristics of hazardous waste due to its safety for human health or the environment; and «Inert waste»: waste that does not undergo physical changes.

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