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Draft Proclamation to Make Individuals Responsible for Cleaning Up to 20 Meters of Their Residential Areas and Up to 50 Meters of Organizations
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The Standing Committee on Water, Irrigation, Lowland Areas and Environmental Development of the House of People’s Representatives held discussions with government and private sector stakeholders on the draft proclamation on solid waste management and disposal.
The draft proclamation states that individuals will be responsible for cleaning up to 20 meters of their residential areas and up to 50 meters of organizations and will prohibit single-use plastic bags.
The Director General of the Environmental Protection Authority, Lelyse Neme, stated that the draft proclamation supports the movement to create a clean and green Ethiopia that the country has started.
He said that single-use plastic bags are causing various health problems in the community by polluting the environment and making it difficult to collect.
The Standing Committee Chairperson, Fatia Ahmed, stated that the draft proclamation will be subject to ongoing discussions involving many stakeholders to ensure its long-term viability.
Information received from the House of People's Representatives indicates that the proclamation was prepared to prevent and control the impact and harm that solid waste is causing to the environment and human safety and health.
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