Waste management issues discussed in Minsk

On June 13, 2023, an off-site meeting of the Standing Committee of the House of Representatives on Ecology, Environmental Management and the Chernobyl Disaster was held in Minsk on the topic «The Practice of Applying the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Waste Management». Sorting of waste and extraction of secondary resources».

The purpose of the event was to study issues related to the processing of waste, their use as secondary material resources, as well as to consider the main changes proposed by the Law of the Republic of Belarus «On Waste Management». In particular, this draft law corrects the main terms and definitions in the field of waste management and clarifies the main principles and directions of state policy in this area: introduction of the priority of prevention, reduction of waste generation in relation to their use, neutralization and disposal, etc.

Efficient waste management makes an important contribution to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 12, 13 and other SDGs.

More information about the meeting can be found at the link.