Austria

2023-02-24T14:42:22+01:0024 February 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Inhabitants: 9,1 mio  Area: 83,882 km2    NATIONAL WASTE SYSTEM – GENERAL LEGISLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Authorities for waste management and organic waste management (if different), and key contacts:  Waste Management is organized locally by the federal states and backed by government law (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz, AWG). The executing authorities are Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, [...]

Belgium

2023-02-24T14:43:15+01:0011 March 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Inhabitants: 11,6 mio  Area: 30.528 km2    NATIONAL WASTE SYSTEM – GENERAL LEGISLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE  Authorities for waste management and organic waste management (if different), and key contacts:  Belgium is divided in three regions: Flanders (FLA), Wallonia (WAL) and Brussels (BRU).  As waste management is a regional authority, each of these regions have their [...]

Finland

2023-02-24T14:43:47+01:0010 March 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Inhabitants: 5,6 mio  Area: 338.424 km2    NATIONAL WASTE SYSTEM – GENERAL LEGISLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE  Authorities for waste management and organic waste management (if different), and key contacts:  The ministry of environment is the competent authority concerning waste management. The municipalities are responsible for organizing collection and treatment.  The Finnish Environmental Institute is conducting [...]

Germany

2023-02-24T14:41:49+01:008 March 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Inhabitants: 84,2 mio  Area: 357.376 km2    NATIONAL WASTE SYSTEM – GENERAL LEGISLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE  Authorities for waste management and organic waste management (if different), and key contacts:  BMUV - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection  States’ environmental ministries  Municipalities, they determine which input materials are allowed for [...]

Italy

2023-02-24T14:44:52+01:007 March 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Inhabitants: 59,1 mio  Area: 301.3382    NATIONAL WASTE SYSTEM – GENERAL LEGISLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE  Authorities for waste management and organic waste management (if different), and key contacts:  Responsibility for waste management in Italy lies with the municipalities and/or consortia of municipalities.  The national association that deals with the processing of organic waste is the [...]