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Sustainable Waste Management Act, No. 31 of 2022.

País/Territorio
Kenya
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2022
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Kenya Gazette Supplement no. 121 of 2022.
Materia
Medio ambiente gen., Desechos y sustancias peligrosas
Palabra clave
Calidad del aire/contaminación del aire Contaminación marina Salud pública Derecho a un medio ambiente limpio/sano Desarrollo sostenible Uso sostenible Protección del medio ambiente Control de la contaminación Derechos humanos Participación pública Derechos/cánones Subvención/incentivo Infracciones/sanciones Emisiones Manejo de tierras Legislación básica Cooperativa/organización de productores Contaminación de las aguas dulces Residuos peligrosos Principio contaminador-pagador Principio de cautela Reciclado/reutilización Contaminación del suelo/calidad Residuos sólidos Eliminación de desechos Residuos domésticos Gestión de desechos Residuos no domésticos Prevención de residuos Investigación Normas Educación
Área geográphica
Africa, Africa Oriental
Entry into force notes
July 26, 2022.
Resumen

This Act, consisting of 35 articles and divided into ten Parts, provides for the establishment of a legal and institutional framework for the sustainable management of waste; for ensuring the realisation of the constitutional provision on the right to a clean and healthy environment and for connected purposes. The Act covers: domestic waste, waste electronic equipment, extended producer responsibility, hazardous waste, industrial waste, organic and non-organic waste, payment for environmental service, pollution, private sector entity, producer, public entity, recycle, re-use, recovery, sustainable waste management, waste management facility. The Act identifies the following objectives: sustainable waste management promotion; improving the health of all Kenyans by ensuring a clean and healthy environment; reduction of air, land, fresh water and marine pollution; ensuring the delivery of waste service; creating an enabling environment for employment in the green economy in waste management, recycling and recovery; circular economy practices promotion; mainstreaming resource efficiency principles in sustainable consumption; improving responsible public behaviour on waste and environment. The Act is based on the following principles: precautionary principle; polluter pays principle; payment for ecosystem services; zero waste principle.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.kenyalaw.org