Waste Management Law

In this Law, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned thereto, unless the context requires otherwise: Law: Waste Management Law. Regulations: Implementing Regulations of this Law. Center: National Center for Waste Management. Minister: Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, and Chairman of the Center’s Board of Directors. Competent Agency: The government agency responsible for the operational management of waste pursuant to a specific statutory provision. Person: A natural or legal person. Waste: All discarded or disposed of materials that have a direct or indirect impact on public health or the environment. Waste Producer: A person who produces the waste classified under this Law. Waste Management: Managing any activity or practice related to waste, such as waste collection, transportation, sorting, storage, treatment, recycling, import, export, and safe disposal, including the aftercare of waste disposal sites. Permit: A document issued to waste recycling facilities by the Center to verify their compliance with the Center’s controls and requirements prior to obtaining the licenses issued by the competent agencies in accordance with their regulations. License: A written permission issued by the Center to carry out any activity related to waste management, as specified in this Law and the Regulations. Waste Management Law Permittee: A person who holds a permit issued by the Center. Licensee: A person who holds a license issued by the Center. Service Provider: A person who holds a license or permit to engage in any waste management activity. Hazardous Waste: Waste that is classified as hazardous under this Law and the Regulations, and generated from industrial or non-industrial activities which contain toxic, flammable, reactive, or corrosive materials, or solvents, degreasers, oils, dyes and pigments, pasty residue, or acids and alkalis. Marine Vessel Waste: Waste generated from all the means and modes of transportation and floating units used for marine activities, including ships, fishing boats, excursion vessels, or watersports means. Waste Reduction: Reducing the production of waste to the lowest possible level. Products: Materials or goods manufactured or derived from other materials for the purpose of sale and consumption. Reuse of Products: Reusing materials and resources to the maximum extent possible before turning them into waste. Collection: Collecting waste from designated storage containers of various sizes and types using trucks and machinery designated for such purpose. Sorting: Manually or automatically separating waste components, such as paper, glass, metals, and the like, in transfer stations or sorting and treatment facilities for the purpose of recycling or treatment. Transportation: Transporting waste using approved means of transportation to transfer stations, treatment or sorting facilities, or designated landfills. Transportation Document: A form designated by the competent agency for tracking waste from the point of generation to the point of storage, treatment, or safe disposal. Recycling: The process of transforming specific waste components into usable materials for the purpose of recovering such components or using them as raw Waste Management Law materials in manufacturing processes. Treatment: The use of physical, biological, or chemical means; a combination of such means; or other means to change the properties of waste in order to reduce its size, make it easier to reuse or recycle, extract certain products therefrom, or remove organic pollutants and other pollutants, for the purpose of reducing particular waste components or benefiting therefrom, or eliminating their potential harm to humans or the environment. Storage: Temporarily storing all or part of the components of waste for transportation or future use. Transfer Stations: Facilities used in any phase of waste transportation to treatment or sorting sites and facilities or to safe disposal sites, in order to reduce the cost of transportation. Incineration: The combustion of waste components to dispose thereof using open burning or controlled burning in special incinerators, with or without energy recovery. Resource Recovery: The process of recovering energy, raw materials, or any other product from waste for reuse. Safe Disposal: The safe storage or dismantling of any type of waste using engineered methods that prevent causing any pollution or negative impact on the environment, including the soil, air, water, and biological diversity. Such methods include engineered landfills, equipped incinerators, and other licensed technologies and facilities, which are equipped with the technologies necessary for the protection of public health and safety as well as the environment. Extended Producer Responsibility: The legal and financial responsibility borne by the importer and producer for products which are intended for sale or consumption, whether such products are imported, locally-produced, or derived from another material, to manage, treat, and safely dispose of residues and waste throughout the life cycle of the product. Waste Management Law Chapter 2: General Provisions