Refusal to sort waste can result in a fine
Effective from January 23, 2025, Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 31 dated January 21, 2025, "On Issues of Municipal Waste Management" has come into force. This resolution establishes that municipal waste management shall be carried out in accordance with the technical requirements of the technical code of practice TKP 17.11-08-2024 (33040/33140) "Environmental Protection and Nature Management. Technical Requirements for Municipal Waste Management" (TKP 17.11-08-2024), which is intended for use by legal entities, individual entrepreneurs, and natural persons who are producers of municipal waste and are engaged in municipal waste management.
In accordance with the requirements of TKP 17.11-08-2024, the following municipal consumer waste is subject to separate collection:
– paper and cardboard waste;
– glass waste;
– plastic waste;
– metal waste;
– wood waste;
– worn-out tires;
– plant waste;
– bulky waste;
– construction waste;
– waste electrical and electronic equipment;
– used oil waste;
– mercury-containing waste;
– food waste;
– battery waste;
– medicinal waste.
The disposal of the above-mentioned waste in containers intended for mixed municipal waste is not permitted. Furthermore, the disposal of construction and plant waste in containers for secondary material resources is not permitted. Violation of these requirements entails administrative liability in accordance with Part 3 of Article 16.44 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus, in the amount of up to thirty basic units for individuals, up to one hundred basic units for individual entrepreneurs, and up to one thousand basic units for legal entities.
The burning of municipal waste by the public is also prohibited and entails administrative liability, with the exception of parts of felled trees, stumps, root wood, and plant waste on land plots owned by citizens by right of ownership or other legal grounds, subject to fire safety requirements.
Chief Specialist of the Beshenkovichi District Inspectorate for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection T. Grigoryeva