REGULATION NOREGULATION NO. 053, OF 1 MARCH 1979 THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR STATE DEPARTMENT, upon a proposal bythe Secretary of the Environment, by the power vested in him by Article 4 ofDecree No. 73.030, of 30 October 1973; - in view of the fact that the problems of solid waste fall underthe jurisdiction of Pollution Control and the Environment; - in view of the amount of refuse or solid waste, produced by thefull range of human activity, as vehicles of soil, air and water pollution; - in view of the constant deterioration of areas used as landfillsor dumps for solid waste or refuse; - in view of the fact that, for the public well-being, in accordancewith international standards, refuse from at least 80% of the urban populationof cities with over 20,000 (twenty thousand) inhabitants must have a sanitarilyadequate final destination system; - in view of the fact that, in the interest of the quality of life,open-air trash heaps, dumps or landfills must be destroyed as soon as p...