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Hazardous Waste Management and Disposal Control Proclamation No. 1090/2018.

Pays/Territoire
Éthiopie
Type du document
Législation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Environnement gén., Eau, Déchets et substances dangereuses
Mot clé
Planification environnementale Normes environnementales Infractions/sanctions Principe pollueur-payeur Recyclage/réemploi Développement durable Politique/planification Normes Protection de l’environnement Eaux usées/déversement Déchets dangereux Déchets organiques Emballage/étiquetage Lutte contre la pollution Santé publique Déchets solides Élimination de déchets Déchets ménagers Gestion des déchets Déchets non-ménagers Prévention des déchets Pollution des eaux douces
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances, Sahel
Résumé

The objectives of this Proclamation is to create a system for the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous waste and to prevent the damage to human or animal health, the environment, biodiversity and property due to the mismanagement of hazardous waste. The law applies to certain categories of waste provided in the annex of the Proclamation and to persons who generate, reuse, recycle, store, transport, or dispose hazardous waste. The law provides for clean production as its overarching principle through; minimizing the release of hazardous waste by reducing or eliminating the hazardous substances in the raw materials during the production process, and monitoring the production process by reducing the wastage in input and product and creating conditions necessary for the collection and reusability or recyclability of the product after its expiry period. The law places certain responsibilities on the waste generator including, collecting, separating and disposal of wastes, proper packaging and labeling of wastes etc. The Proclamation also imbibes the polluter pays principle by its provision which places the responsibility on the polluter who damages the environment, human or animal health during transportation of and disposal of hazardous waste, to pay compensation. The Proclamation provides stiff penalties for the contravention of its provisions.

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Anglais