Regulation No. 053 on solid waste disposal. País/Territorio Brasil Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 1979 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Agua, Desechos y sustancias peligrosas Palabra clave Residuos sólidos Control de la contaminación Eliminación de desechos Contaminación de las aguas dulces Gestión de desechos Área geográphica Amazona, Americas, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, América del Sur, Atlántico Sur Entry into force notes This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of publication. Resumen This Regulation establishes the requirements to be satisfied for solid waste disposal. It consists of 14 articles establishing that specific plans for treatment and disposal of solid waste, as well as control of their installation, operations and maintenance, shall be subject to approval from the State Pollution Control and Environmental Protection Agency, and copies of the authorizations granted for said plans must be sent to the Special Secretary of the Environment (SEMA). Refuse or solid waste should not be permitted into waterways, lakes or ponds, unless there is a need to level the ground in an artificial pond, as authorized by the aforementioned Agency. Texto completo Inglés