Article 10 of the Saudi Waste Management Law

This article sets out two basic tasks of the National Center for Waste Management:

1- Issuing controls and requirements: the Center issues the controls and requirements that must be followed by two categories:

• The service provider: which under Article 1 is the licensee or permit holder authorized to carry out a waste management activity.
• The waste producer: any person who produces waste classified under the provisions of the Law.

The word "must" means that these controls are binding on these two categories.

2- Classifying waste: the Center classifies waste according to its hazard and its effects on public health and the environment, and sets the provisions and conditions needed for that.

Classification has a great effect, because the definitions of "waste producer" and "hazardous waste" in Article 1 are tied to classification under the provisions of the Law. A person who produces classified waste is a waste producer, and waste classified as hazardous is subject to special provisions.

This article sits alongside Article 9, which tasks the Center with preparing the comprehensive strategic plan and emergency plans, and Article 11, which sets out measures that the waste producer must observe, such as rationalizing resources, reducing waste and sorting it.

Anyone working in an activity that produces waste, or providing services in it, needs to follow the Center's controls and classifications to know his exact obligations.

If you have a practical case relating to this provision, it is best to consult a lawyer who specializes in environmental and administrative laws.