Environment of Brazil - Waste Management

Waste Management

See also: Recycling in Brazil

In August 2010 the President signed the National Policy on Solid Waste (NPSW) which became the first national law to deal with waste management. However, various states and municipalities already had laws and regulations on the books concerning waste management. The law calls for the Ministry of the Environment to compile a National Plan on Solid Waste with a 20 year horizon to be updated every four years.

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