Saudi Arabia's shura council has approved the draft waste management law which includes penalties for waste disposal violations such as maximum 10 years of imprisonment or SR30 million ($7.9 million) in fine or of both, reported Saudi Gazette.
The draft law consists of 38 articles aimed to regulate the activities of waste collection, transportation, sorting, storage, import, export, treatment, safe disposal and aftercare of waste disposal sites.
Article three of the law prohibits the practice of any activity related to waste management without obtaining a license or permit from the National Waste Management Center.
The offenses include storing, burning, treating, or disposing of waste in any way that poses a danger to public health or damage to the environment.
