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Regional Law No. 177 “On industrial and consumer waste”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Kaliningrad
Document type
Legislation
Date
2007 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Waste disposal Recycling/reuse Environmental fees/charges Access-to-information
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law establishes legal grounds for regulation of waste management with a view of waste prevention and recycling of waste. It sets forth the following requirements for waste management that are mandatory for legal persons and individual entrepreneurs producing waste: (a) provide for collection, transportation of waste to waste disposal site, and ensure treatment of waste; (b) timely pay environmental fees for negative environmental impact; (c) ensure separate collection and recycling of waste; (d) register waste amount, used, disposed and transferred waste; and (e) grant access to information on waste management and waste disposal.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su