Legal background სდკჯასდჯა

Until march 2012, collection and transportation, as well as disposal of household waste and taking care of disposal sites, was under the competence of local self government. In accordance with the amendment made to the article 16 of, 2012 16 march №5857 Georgian organic law on local self government, responsibility of the local government has been limited to household waste collection works and planning and organizing of municipal purchases necessary for the above mentioned process.

In accordance with the amendment made to the same law on May 1, 2012, competence of managing and constructing of waste disposal sites (municipal landfills) has been transferred to executive branch of the state, in particular: the ministry of economy and sustainable development was tasked, in compliance with the defined rule and by the way of privatization of state property, to establish a private legal entity and to transfer the right to manage 100% of its shares to the ministry of regional development and infrastructure. Based on the above mentioned changes following legal acts were issued:

1. 2012, April 24 №1-1/1045 decree of ministry of economy and sustainable development on “The establishment of Limited liability company Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia”
2.  2012, May 10 №10/05/02 presidential ordinance “On transferring the right to manage 100% of the shares of Limited liability company Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia, in form of direct transfer, to the ministry of regional development and infrastructure”
3.  2012, May 14 №894 ordinance of the government of Georgia
4. 2012, June 8 №1093 ordinance of the government of Georgia and other individual legal acts

Based on the 2012, April 24 №1-1/1045 1045 decree of ministry of economy and sustainable development, Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia was created which manages solid waste municipal landfills on national level (except Ajara and Tbilisi).
With 2012, May 10 №10/05/02 presidential ordinance, the right to manage the 100% shares of Limited liability company Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia, in form of direct transfer, was given to the ministry of regional development and infrastructure.
On this stage, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resource Protection, along with other stakeholders is working on the legal framework of waste management. Creation of the above mentioned legal basis, will ensure proper regulation of number of problematic issues existing in the field of waste management and will deal with instances of different norm inconsistencies.