Changes to Legislation in the Field of Waste Management Have Been Adopted in Belarus

On December 29, 2023, the President of the Republic of Belarus signed the Law of the Republic of Belarus № 333-3 «On Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Waste Management».

The law provides for a number of changes to legislation on waste management, in particular:

• the terminology and basic principles of activities in the field of waste management were clarified;
• priority was introduced for the main directions of a unified state policy in this area;
• unreasonable mediation in waste management was excluded;
• norms were provided for the acquisition of ownership rights to consumer waste and secondary material resources obtained as a result of the demolition of objects and having value;
• the range of business entities for which exceptions were provided in terms of compliance with general legal requirements when handling waste was clarified.

The implementation of the provisions of the Law «On Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Waste Management» will contribute to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13 and other SDGs.

More detailed information about the Law can be found at the link.