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Waste Act Amendment Act

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

Introduced

6 June 2016

Last action

16 November 2016 · Accepted

Status

AVALDATUD_RIIGITEATAJAS

Sponsors

Rainer Vakra, Vabariigi Valitsus

Subjects

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Source updated

16 November 2016

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Summary

The purpose of the bill is to encourage municipalities to deal more with the development of waste collection and sorting. It is important that the measures implemented in waste management work and support the economical use of resources, reduce the environmental impact of waste and in this way ensure a cleaner living environment. With a clean living environment in mind, it can be assumed that effective waste management is the interest and legitimate expectation of the majority of the population. Collection of waste by type allows promoting the recycling of waste, as mixing of waste is prevented and there is no need to separate it later for recycling. At the same time, better quality of secondary raw materials and the efficiency of recycling are also ensured when collected separately. These obligations require that local governments and the state implement appropriate measures, which means restructuring the activities of waste owners. Local government the task is to ensure that in the territory of the municipality, waste holders have a clear obligation to sort waste and collect it by type, and that residents have the opportunity to dispose of waste by type. According to the proposed amendment, the local government unit will be granted support from the state budget to partially cover the costs of waste management under certain conditions.

Machine translation from Estonian. The official text remains authoritative.

Timeline

  1. 6 June 2016

    AVALDATUD_RIIGITEATAJAS

    Source: SE

  2. 16 November 2016

    Accepted

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23 official files

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