In the Republic of Armenia Municipal Solid Waste Management is organized by Local Self-Government Body (Municipalities). According to RA Law “On Local self-government”, the organization of the Municipal Waste Management Services (collection and disposal) is the obligatory duty of the head of each Community.

 

According to Presidential Decree No 728 “On state management in RA Marzes” from 06.05.1997, the Marzpets are responsible for organizing waste treatment (recycling etc).

 

According to RA Government Decision No 1625-N “On establishment of mandatory norms for common shared property of multi-unit buildings” from 10.10.2002, the Municipal Solid waste management works requires that the waste is to be collected at least once in every 3 days. This is a mandatory norm.

 

The Ministry of Urban Development of Republic of Armenia is responsible for development of communal policy and their introduction and the providing the means for their implementation.

 

The RA Ministries of Nature Protection and Health are responsible for environmental protection and sanitary hygienic control. Their respective agencies   carry out environmental protection and sanitary-hygienic control and regulate this by inspection. 

 

In 24.11.2004 the National Assembly of Republic of Armenia accepted the RA Law “On Waste”, which clarifies the competences of RA Government, state government and local self-government bodies in waste management sector.