Wednesday, March 21 2018 11:30

ArmInfo. The process of management of solid waste will be regulated in Armenia. Amendments to the Law on Waste, On Garbage Collection and Sanitation, and the Code  on Administrative Offenses were introduced at the RA National Assembly on March 21 in the first reading.

According to the Minister of Territorial Administration and  Development David David Lokyan, until now there was no authorized  body in Armenia that would deal with the problems of solid waste  management.  After the adoption of the package, the government of the  republic will adopt a normative act aimed at solving this problem. 

The package presents the characteristics of solid waste, clarified  also the concepts and terms that relate to the classification of  solid waste and garbage, waste processing plants. In general, in  Armenia per capita accumulate from 0.4 to 0.6 kilograms or 1600 tons  of garbage, the problem of which must be solved at the legislative  level using modern technologies and solving relevant environmental  issues. 

The package established that for 1 kg of garbage the citizens of the  country will pay from 50 to 400 drams depending on the community, the  head of which will determine the amount of fees. At the same time,  the state will co-finance this program aimed at the implementation of  the "Clean Armenia" project. Annually, Armenian communities, with the  exception of Yerevan, spend 3.4 billion drams on garbage collection,  some of which will be financed by the state.