Waste Prevention and Management Act of Bhutan, 2009. Country/Territory Bhutan Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Hazardous waste Institution Internal trade International trade Recycling/reuse Solid waste Transport/storage Offences/penalties Public private partnership (PPP) Basic legislation Freshwater pollution Pollution control Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia Abstract This Act aims at preventing and reducing volumes of waste generation, and at promoting the reuse, recycle and management of waste in an environmentally sound manner. Waste includes solid, liquid, gaseous, hazardous and non-hazardous, organic or inorganic waste from all kinds of sources and also the materials being stored for recycling and the transportation, import and export of waste. Full text English Website www.nec.gov.bt References - Legislation Implemented by Waste Prevention and Management Regulation, 2012. Legislation | Bhutan | 2012 Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Solid waste, Classification/declassification, Hazardous waste, International trade, Monitoring, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Recycling/reuse, Data collection/reporting, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX