(Environmental Authority): Compliance with transporting demolition waste to designated sites is an environmental, legal, and social responsibility
Kuwait City, July 20 (KUNA) – The Public Authority for Environment (PAE) stressed today, Monday, the importance of everyone’s commitment to refraining from dumping or leaving demolition and construction waste on roads, sidewalks, or in front of homes, and to transporting such waste to designated sites, emphasizing that this is an environmental, legal, and social responsibility.
Sheikha Al-Ibrahim, Director of the Public Relations and Media Department at the PAE, told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the Authority is closely monitoring the environmental impacts resulting from ongoing demolition works, which coincide with the campaign implemented by the Kuwait Municipality under the slogan “Kuwait is More Beautiful Without Encroachments” across various governorates of the country.
Al-Ibrahim explained that the indiscriminate disposal of demolition waste constitutes a clear violation of Article 33 of the Environmental Protection Law, which stipulates that “it is prohibited to dump trash or waste of any kind except in designated containers or locations.”
She added that the harms of demolition waste are not limited to spoiling the urban appearance of areas, but may also obstruct traffic flow and endanger the safety of road users, in addition to their negative environmental impacts. This necessitates collective cooperation to curb such practices.
She noted that the Environmental Protection Law has specified penalties for violators, with the financial fine for violating the provisions of the aforementioned article reaching 500 Kuwaiti dinars, in addition to obliging the violator to remove the effects of the violation, rectify the existing situation, and bear the associated costs and consequences, in accordance with established procedures.
The PAE called on demolition contractors and builders to comply with approved environmental requirements and to transport waste to designated sites, emphasizing the necessity of cooperation and adherence to sound practices to preserve the environment and the urban appearance of residential areas.
Al-Ibrahim affirmed that environmental protection is a shared responsibility between government entities and society, and that compliance with environmental regulations and laws contributes to maintaining the cleanliness of areas and enhancing the quality of life in the State of Kuwait. (End) Z.H.R. / A.M.H.
