The State Nature Protection Committee has been transformed into the State State Committee of Ecology and Environmental Protection, reporting directly to the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan.
The main tasks of the Committee are to be state environmental management, state supervision of compliance with waste management and air protection regulations, creation of an efficient waste collection, transportation, utilization, recycling and landfill system, etc.
The Committee will pay special attention to waste management. Its structure will include the Inspection for the Supervision of Waste Generation, Collection, Transportation, Utilisation, Recycling and Disposal.
The Administrative Offences Code has also been amended to increase penalties for breaches of waste management legislation by organisations and individuals.
Law: Presidential Order “Concerning the Improvement of the State Environmental Management System” and Presidential Decree “On the Measures Aimed at the Improvement of the Waste Management System for 2017-2021”.The State Nature Protection Committee has been transformed into the State State Committee of Ecology and Environmental Protection, reporting directly to the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan.