The purpose of this Act is to support sustainable development by promoting the rational use of natural resources, and preventing and combating the hazard and harm to health and the environment arising from wastes. This Act shall apply to waste, prevention of its generation and reduction of its hazardous or harmful property, promotion of waste recovery, any other organization of waste management, prevention of littering and cleaning of sites which have become littered. Waste means any substance or object which the holder discards or intends, or is required, to discard. The Act consists of 77 sections divided into 13 Chapters: General provisions (1); Prevention of waste generation and reduction of its quantity and harmfulness (2); Organization of waste management (3); Littering (4); Cost Liability and Finance (5); Authorities (6); Planning concerning wastes and waste management (7); Approval procedures (8); Collection of Information, Inspection and Supervision (9); Coercive measures and sanctions (10); Appeal and Implementation of Decisions (11); Miscellaneous Provisions (12); Entry into Force and Transitional Provisions (13).
芬兰 · 1993-01-01