GOST R 51769-2001 PDF

Full title and description

GOST R 51769-2001 — Ресурсосбережение. Обращение с отходами. Документирование и регулирование деятельности по обращению с отходами производства и потребления. Основные положения. (Resources saving. Waste management. Documentation and regulation of production and consumption waste management activities. Basic provisions.)

Abstract

GOST R 51769-2001 establishes basic principles and mandatory provisions for documenting, classifying and regulating activities related to production and consumption waste in the territory of the Russian Federation. It defines requirements for registration, recording and preparation of unified waste documentation (including the waste passport), taking into account hazard classes, resource value and the stages of the waste lifecycle, while excluding radioactive wastes and decommissioned military equipment. The standard supports coherent reporting, control and regulatory alignment for enterprises and authorities engaged in waste handling and reutilization.

General information

• Status: Active (in force); amended by Change No. 1 (effective 01.01.2012).
• Publication date: Adopted 28 June 2001; introduced (effective) 01 January 2002.
• Publisher: Gosstandart / Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (Rosstandart); official national standards publishers.
• ICS / categories: OKS/OKS 13.030 — Waste management / Environmental protection and resource saving.
• Edition / version: GOST R 51769-2001 (first edition; with Amendment No. 1).
• Number of pages: 16 (official Russian edition; page count may vary for translations or commercial reproductions).

Scope

This standard applies to documentation and regulatory procedures for handling wastes generated by production and consumption across enterprises, organizations and regional bodies in Russia. It covers identification, classification by hazard and resource value, recordkeeping, waste passports and reporting for wastes removed from producers (including expired or defective products and previously accumulated technogenic wastes), except for radioactive wastes and decommissioned military equipment. The standard is intended to be used when developing organizational and technical documentation, methodological materials and enterprise-level standards governing waste management processes.

Key topics and requirements

• Principles for documenting waste generation, movement and disposition across the waste lifecycle.
• Requirements for preparing and maintaining the waste passport (паспорт отхода) for wastes of I–IV hazard classes.
• Classification and basic criteria for hazard assessment and resource valuation of wastes.
• Obligations for registration, recordkeeping, reporting and traceability of wastes removed from enterprises.
• Procedures for accounting, opening/closing/updating waste passports and maintaining machine-readable records.
• Coordination with legal and normative acts (environmental legislation, Basel Convention obligations and related national norms).
• Exclusions and special cases (radioactive wastes and military equipment are out of scope).

Typical use and users

Primary users include environmental and resource-management departments of industrial enterprises, municipal waste authorities, regional regulators, environmental consultants, waste transporters and recyclers, auditors and certification bodies, and researchers/educators in environmental management. The standard is used to establish enterprise-level documentation systems, prepare mandatory waste passports and reports, and to ensure regulatory compliance with national waste-management legislation.

Related standards

Commonly referenced and related documents include other Russian GOST/GOST R standards on environmental management, waste classification and waste passports (for example, standards on environmental management systems, waste classification, methods for determining hazardous substances in wastes, and the waste passport requirements), as well as applicable national legislation and international instruments governing transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous wastes.

Keywords

waste management; resource saving; documentation; waste passport; waste classification; hazardous waste; recordkeeping; regulatory framework; waste lifecycle; production and consumption wastes.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST R 51769-2001 is a Russian national standard that sets out basic principles and requirements for documenting and regulating activities connected with production and consumption wastes (resource-saving and waste-management documentation practices).

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the principles of waste documentation, classification by hazard and resource value, preparation and maintenance of waste passports, accounting and reporting procedures, and the regulatory coordination needed for handling most types of industrial and consumer wastes (excluding radioactive wastes and military equipment).

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Environmental managers at enterprises, regional and municipal waste authorities, waste-handling and recycling companies, consultants, auditors and organizations that prepare or maintain official waste documentation and reports in Russia.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: As published it is GOST R 51769-2001 and was introduced on 1 January 2002; it has at least one amendment (Change No. 1) and is recorded as in force. Users should verify the current legal status and any subsequent revisions or replacements with the Russian national standards authority (Rosstandart) or official national standards indexes before applying the standard.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it forms part of a broader set of resource-saving and waste-management standards and normative documents that together address terminology, classification, measurement methods, waste passports and stages of the waste lifecycle used for regulatory control and enterprise reporting.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Resource saving; waste management; waste documentation; waste passport; classification; hazardous waste; recordkeeping; regulatory compliance; production and consumption wastes.