This Law establishes the State Policy on Solid Waste within the State of Ceará, providing its principles, objectives and instruments, as well as guidelines on the integrated management and management of solid wastes, including hazardous waste. Individuals or legal entities responsible for the generation of solid waste and those carrying out actions related to integrated management or solid waste management, within the scope of the State of Ceará are subject to compliance with this Law. It does not apply to radioactive waste, which is regulated by specific legislation. The objectives of the State Solid Waste Policy are: protect public health and environmental quality; do not generate, reduce, reuse, recycle and treat solid waste, as well as to carry out the final environmentally appropriate disposal of the wastes; adopt a system of monitoring of integrated solid waste management; adopt, develop and improve clean technologies as a way to minimize environmental impacts; reduce the volume and hazardous waste; encourage the recycling industry; promote the integrated management of solid waste; promote continuous technical training in the area of solid waste; promote the regularity for solid waste management, in compliance with Law No. 11.445 of 5 January 2007; foster the development of research in order to modernize and optimize the effectiveness of solid waste management; adopt simplified technologies and logistics and treatment management; etc.
Brésil · 2016-06-20