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Reglamento para la Declaratoria de Residuos de Manejo Especial -- No 38272-S

Regulation for the Declaration of Special Management Waste -- No 38272-S

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Summary

The objectives of this regulation are: a. Establish general criteria and the general procedure for the management of waste declared as special handling waste; b. Establish the different levels of responsibility and propose forms of organization and participation in the management of special management waste by producers, importers, distributors, marketers, generators, and managers; as well as the municipalities. c. Promote, through the Compliance Plans and the Municipal Plans for Comprehensive Management of Solid Waste, the reduction of special handling waste sent to treatment and final disposal sites.

Issuer

Costa Rica

Year

2014

Region

South America

Issuer (type)

Government of Costa Rica; Ministry of Health (Government)

Instrument type

Regulation

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

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    • E focus: degradation, energy, environment, environmental management, hazardous waste, pollution, solid waste, waste, water, conservation
    • S focus: diversity
    • Administrative services, Management, Manufacturing, Transportation