Art. 22 Implementing Ordinance to the Federal Act on the Protection of the Environment (Cantonal Environmental Protection Ordinance, VV USG) - Municipalities

1. Municipalities

a. dispose of municipal waste as well as waste from industry and commerce that is comparable to household waste (Article 31b EPA);

b. bear the costs of waste disposal when the responsible parties cannot be identified or when they fail to fulfill their obligations (Article 32 EPA);

c. issue regulations for the disposal of municipal waste with cost-covering and polluter-pays charges (Article 32a EPA);

d. ensure the separate collection of municipal waste and the recycling of compostable waste (Articles 6 and 7 ORA);

e. ensure the incineration or thermal treatment of municipal waste (Article 11 ORA).

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