This Law establishes legal, economic and organizational conditions in the sphere of recycling of utility waste and has as its purpose rational use of natural resources. It regulates the issues of collection, procurement, processing, storage, transportation and use of recyclable domestic and non-domestic waste. Economic entities shall have the duty to: (a) apply ecofriendly processes and technologies; (b) register and classify timely waste output; (c) recycle utility waste. Collection, storage and processing of scrap metal shall be licensed. Import of waste that can have hazardous environmental impact in the process of transportation shall be prohibited.
Republic of Moldova · 1996-03-26