LEX-FAOC020352

This Act provides for the disposal of industrial and domestic waste from land and streets in appropriate containers, the prohibition of utilization of human excreta as manure. Waste collection is contracted to appointed employees and disposal facilities are available for collecting and dumping and processing refuse; industrial waste disposal and procedures are detailed even for the recycling and reusing processes and, in case of toxic or hazardous substances, their treatment prior to disposal must be operated by the producers of such waste and a permission to dispose of them after treatment shall be issued by the competent Authority.; The Act also sets out provisions related to the sale and trade of food and food products for human consumption in catering premises, stall and eateries (See also Schedules I and III).; The Act further provides for the sewerage and drainage of organic waste; the standards for water quality and purity in case of potable water, the prescriptions in case of pollution of the water supply; etc.