Parliament of Kyrgyzstan reviews bill aimed at reduction of wastes from polymer and plastic materials

AKIPRESS.COM - The Parliament members of Kyrgyzstan on December 11 considered a draft law on amendments to the Code of non-tax revenues in the first reading.
According to Deputy Minister of Economy Dastan Kadyrov, the bill is aimed at prevention of environmental pollution and reduction of the volume of wastes from polymer and plastic materials.
The document offers to use paper bags by introduction of recycling fee and payment for utilization in the country while importing and / or selling of polymer and plastic bags on the internal market of the country.
During the discussion, the lawmakers proposed to impose ban on using packed bags from polymer and plastic materials.
Recycling fees will be spent for the state budget for centralized collection of capital allowing to eliminate the damage caused to the ecology.
The draft law was passed in the first reading.