Clubs · Dec 17, 2024 · 1 min read
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General principles of waste management
Waste management is an important part of protecting the environment and ensuring sustainable development. The general principles of waste management include reducing, reusing, recycling, and disposing of waste safely and effectively. Adhering to these principles not only helps to minimize negative impacts on the environment but also optimizes the use of resources. This article will introduce the general principles of waste management in detail, helping you better understand how to implement sustainable waste management.
According to Article 4 of Decree 08/2022/ND-CP, the general principles of waste management are as follows:
1. Organizations and individuals are responsible for enhancing the application of measures to save resources and energy; use resources, renewable energy and environmentally friendly products, raw materials and clean energy; cleaner production; environmental audits of waste and other measures to prevent and minimize waste generation.
2. Organizations and individuals are responsible for classifying waste at source with the aim of increasing reuse, recycling, co-processing, treatment and energy recovery.
3. Investment in construction of waste treatment facilities must comply with relevant construction laws and environmental protection laws.
4. Wastewater must be collected, treated, reused or transferred to a competent unit for reuse or treatment to meet environmental technical standards before being discharged into the environment.
5. Emissions must be treated to meet environmental technical standards at the generating facility before being discharged into the environment.
6. The State encourages the socialization of waste collection, transportation, reuse, recycling, treatment and energy recovery from waste.
7. Organizations and individuals generating waste are responsible for paying fees and service prices for waste collection, transportation and treatment activities according to the provisions of law.
8. Encourage the application of environmentally friendly waste treatment technologies. The use of biological products in waste treatment must comply with the provisions of law.
