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Sustainable Waste Management Act, No. 31 of 2022.

Pays/Territoire
Kenya
Type du document
Législation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Kenya Gazette Supplement no. 121 of 2022.
Sujet
Environnement gén., Déchets et substances dangereuses
Mot clé
Qualité de l'air/pollution de l'air Pollution de la mer Santé publique Droit à un environnement propre/sain Développement durable Utilisation durable Protection de l’environnement Lutte contre la pollution Droits de l'homme Participation du public Royalties/redevances Subvention/incitation Infractions/sanctions Émissions Planification territoriale Législation de base Coopérative/organisation de producteurs Pollution des eaux douces Déchets dangereux Principe pollueur-payeur Principe de précaution Recyclage/réemploi Pollution du sol/qualité Déchets solides Élimination de déchets Déchets ménagers Gestion des déchets Déchets non-ménagers Prévention des déchets Recherche Normes Éducation
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Orientale
Entry into force notes
July 26, 2022.
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.kenyalaw.org