What Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives requires
Directive 2008/98/EC establishes the legal framework for waste management in the EU, aiming to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts of waste generation and management and by reducing overall impacts of resource use. The Directive defines key concepts including waste, hazardous waste, waste oils, bio-waste, waste producer, waste holder, dealer, broker, waste management, collection, separate collection, prevention, re-use, treatment, recovery, preparing for re-use, recycling, regeneration of waste oils, disposal, and best available techniques. It sets out a five-step waste hierarchy as a priority order: prevention, preparing for re-use, recycling, other recovery (e.g., energy recovery), and disposal. Member States must ensure waste management without endangering human health or harming the environment, with specific protections for water, air, soil, plants, animals, and against nuisance from noise or odours. The Directive introduces extended producer responsibility, allowing Member States to impose obligations on product producers for acceptance of returned products and subsequent waste management. Targets are set: by 2020, preparing for re-use and recycling of household waste materials (paper, metal, plastic, glass) must reach at least 50% by weight, and non-hazardous construction and demolition waste must reach 70% by weight. Separate collection for paper, metal, plastic, and glass must be set up by 2015. Waste prevention programmes must be established, and the Commission must report on waste generation and prevention by specified deadlines. The Directive also covers waste management plans, permitting and registration requirements for establishments or undertakings carrying out waste management, and provisions on hazardous waste, waste oils, and bio-waste.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: European Commission (DG ENV) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32008L0098
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- Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste (EU) - Article 1 Subject matter and scope
- Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste (EU) - Article 3 Definitions (waste, hazardous waste, bio-waste, etc.)
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