Waste Management Act (Chapter 65:06). Country/Territory Botswana Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Basic legislation Waste management Recycling/reuse Hazardous waste Waste disposal Packaging/labelling Policy/planning Authorization/permit Registration Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Freshwater pollution Pollution control Geographical area Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Southern Africa Abstract This Act makes provision for the management and control of waste, establishes the Department of Sanitation and Waste Management and provides for the implementation of provisions of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. The Act also provides for waste recycling plans and defines duties of local authorities in relation with the collection and disposal of waste. Full text English Website www.laws.gov.bw