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Uzbekistan proposes introducing a mandatory deposit for bottles and cans

On October 20, at a session of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, Deputy Chairman of the National Committee on Ecology Iskandar Kutbiddinov presented a new version of the law “On Waste” and proposed introducing a mandatory deposit system for plastic and glass containers and aluminum cans. Deputies approved the draft law in the first reading. The deposit amount, the system operator, and the timeline for the rules to take effect have not yet been disclosed. On October 20, at a session of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, Deputy Chairman of the National Committee on Ecology Iskandar Kutbiddinov presented a new version of the law “On Waste” and proposed introducing a mandatory deposit system for plastic and glass containers and aluminum cans. Deputies approved the draft law in the first reading. The deposit amount, the system operator and the timeline for the rules to take effect have not yet been disclosed.

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Uzbekistan MPs raised the problem of charges for unrendered garbage collection services

At a session of the Legislative Chamber on October 13, deputy Odiljon Mamadaliyev reported that a significant share of citizens' appeals concerns waste collection and removal and the charging of fees for services not actually rendered. The deputies supported sending a parliamentary inquiry to the director of the Waste Management Agency, Sharifbek Khasanov.

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