Law 12.305/2010, Ordinance 307/2019 and Decree 7.404/2022 on management of solid waste

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Category: Legislative

Document Type: Programme

Role: Main

Brazil's 2010 National Solid Waste Policy and subsequent regulations establish waste reduction goals and the 2019 National Zero Landfill Program.

Brazil's Law No. 12,305, of August 2, 2010, establishes the National Solid Waste Policy, amending Law No. 9,605, of February 12, 1998. The core objectives of this policy are to reduce waste production and minimize environmental and health damages associated with waste. Specific goals include reducing emissions of toxic gases and methane, and promoting the reuse of solid waste for energy purposes. Complementing this policy, Ordinance 307/2019 approved the National Zero Waste Programme, which specifically aims to reduce the climate impact resulting from solid waste management. The 'Programa Nacional Lixão Zero' (National Zero Landfill Program), published in 2019 by the Ministry of Environment as part of the 'Agenda Nacional de Qualidade Ambiental Urbana' (National Urban Environmental Quality Agenda), focuses on urban solid waste and the elimination of inadequate disposal sites (landfills). Earlier regulatory steps included Decree 7.404/2010, which regulated the 2010 law and established bodies like the Interministerial Committee for the National Solid Waste Policy and the Guidance Committee for the Implementation of Reverse Logistics Systems. However, this decree was subsequently revoked by Decree 10.936/2022. The policy and related programs affect sectors involved in waste generation, collection, treatment, and disposal, including municipalities responsible for urban waste management and industries whose products contribute to the waste stream. While the policy and programs set objectives and establish a framework, the provided text does not specify particular deadlines for compliance or the elimination of landfills under the 'Programa Nacional Lixão Zero'.

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Ministério do Meio Ambiente
Secretaria de Qualidade Ambiental
AGENDA NACIONAL DE QUALIDADE AMBIENTAL URBANA
Fase 2: Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos
programa
lixão zero

REPÚBLICA FEDERATIVA DO BRASIL
Presidente
Jair Messias Bolsonaro
Vice-Presidente
Antonio Hamilton Martins Mourão
MINISTÉRIO DO MEIO AMBIENTE
Ministro
Ricardo Salles
SECRETARIA EXECUTIVA
Secretária-Executiva
Ana Maria Pellini
SECRETARIA DE QUALIDADE AMBIENTAL
Secretário
André Luiz Felisberto França
COORDENAÇÃO-GERAL DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS
Coordenadora
Sabrina Andrade dos Santos Lima
COORDENAÇÃO DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS
Coordenador
Marcelo Chaves Moreira

Ministério do Meio Ambiente
Secretaria de Qualidade Ambiental
AGENDA NACIONAL DE QUALIDADE AMBIENTAL URBANA
Fase 2: Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos
PROGRAMA NACIONAL LIXÃO ZERO
Brasília – DF
MMA
2019

© 2019 Ministério do Meio Ambiente – MMA.
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http://www.mma.gov.br/publicacoes-mma
ORGANIZADOR ANALISTAS/GESTORES AMBIENTAIS
André Luiz Felisberto França Alberto da Rocha Neto
Cassio Araújo de Oliveira Rodrigues
COORDENAÇÃO GERAL Eduardo Costa Carvalho
Sabrina Andrade dos Santos Lima Jose Luis Neves Xavier
Paula Wernecke Padovani
COORDENAÇÃO E REVISÃO TÉCNICA
Marcelo Chaves Moreira
DIAGRAMAÇÃO

Tags: Waste, Regulation, Policy, Climate Change, Methane, Energy, Circular Economy, Environmental Degradation, Health, Governance, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Mitigation, Air Pollution, Land Use, Infrastructure

Sector: Urban;Waste

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