This Law regulates relations arising in the process of formation, collection, storage, processing, treatment, transportation and burial of production and consumption waste, as well as state management, supervision and control in the field of waste management. The main principles of state policy in the field of waste management are: (a) prevention of the use of hazardous chemicals; (b) priority of implementation of low-waste technological processes; (c) use of economic incentive mechanisms to involve waste in the economic turnover; (d) the inevitability of liability for violation of requirements on environmental and sanitary legislation; (e) mandatory performance of state environmental audit prior to decision-making on waste management; (f) free access to information on waste management; and (g) protection of the national interests in the process of decision-making affecting the population. The transfer of hazardous waste to another legal entity or natural person, including an individual entrepreneur handling waste, is authorized only for the purpose of subsequent processing, burial, neutralization, and recycling. Waste, including municipal waste, is divided into types depending on: (a) origin - for production waste and consumption waste; (b) state of aggregation - for solid waste and liquid waste; (c) degree of danger - for hazardous waste and non-hazardous waste; and (d) the possibility of waste use - for secondary material resources and other production and consumption waste. Waste hazard classes are indicated in the Waste Classifier. When collecting waste, it is necessary to ensure the separation of waste by type (metal, glass, textiles, waste paper, plastic, rubber, food waste, etc.). Separation by types is carried out by waste producers or legal entities authorized by them or individual entrepreneurs engaged in waste management. Transportation of waste is carried out using vehicles that ensure the prevention of the harmful effects of transported waste on the environment, the health of citizens, property, and is carried out in accordance with this Law, civil legislation and legislation in the field of transport. The import of waste into the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic for the purpose of its neutralization and disposal is prohibited. Import of waste into the Kyrgyz Republic is allowed only for the purpose of its processing on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. This Law contains 7 Chapters divided into 35 Articles. Chapter 1 lays down general provisions. Chapter 2 establishes powers of state bodies and local government, responsibility of legal entities and natural persons in the field of waste management. Chapter 3 establishes requirements for waste management. Chapter 4 establishes state control over waste management. Chapter 5 regards rationing, state accounting and economic regulation of waste management. Chapter 6 establishes liability for violation of legislation on waste. Chapter 7 lays down final provisions.