Law No. 7153 amending the Environmental Law No. 2872 and other laws.

This Act adds a new subparagraph to the Article 3 of the Principle Act regarding the mandatory standards for environmental protection and pollution control; environmental fees; promotion of renewable energy sources and clean technologies; recycling share; reduction of the use of plastic bags and plastic packaging; emission fee; compensation within the polluter pays principle; and market-based mechanisms such as carbon trading and economic tools and incentives. Moreover, this Act lays down administrative fines in Article 20 of the Principal Act for the breach of provisions relating to emission control, storage of solid fuels, discharge of domestic wastewater, solid waste disposal, and plastic bag ban. This Act adds a new subparagraph to the Article 29 of the Principal Act regarding zero waste management and waste sorting. Finally, this Act adds Additional Clauses on recycling share and reduction of the use of plastic bags.