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National and international

solid waste legislations and
regulations
 Group members

 Kashaf Ul Khair (001)
 Warda Azhar (030)
 Wania Jamroz (033)
 Sana Bakht (034)
 M. Asif Khan (037)
 Hafiza Zainab Mushtaq (038)
 Saddiqa Anjum (047)
 Solid Waste Management Regulations
and legislation in Pakistan

Laws and Regulations


 Pakistan’s Environment Protection Law
 Solid Waste Management Law
 Punjab Municipality’s Solid Waste Management
Directives 5 /28
 Rules Regarding Hazardous Materials, 2003
 Regulation on the Management of Hospital Waste, 2005
 Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (IEE and EIA
Analyses) Regulation, 2000
 Conti….
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Presently the legal rules and institutional framework
dealing with solid waste management in the country
include
 Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA) 1997.
 National Environment Quality Standards Rules.
 Section 132 of the Cantonment Act 1924 deals with
Deposits and disposal of rubbish etc (Chi, et. al,
2011).
 International solid waste
legislations and regulations
United Kingdom

 Act of Richard II 1388
 Public Health Act 1848
 Control of Pollution Act 1974 (COPA)
 Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA)
 Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations
2002
 Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003
EU Legislations
 Waste Framework Directive 1975 amended
2008
 US Solid Waste
Legislation

 Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965
 Resource Recovery Act of 1970
 Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act of 1976 (RCRA)
 The Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments of 1984 (HSWA)