Cabinet Regulation No. 401 of 2011 on Requirements for Incineration of Waste and Operation of Waste Incineration Plants

Subject

Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Waste disposal Hazardous waste Environmental standards Waste management Standards Protection of environment

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe

Abstract

The Regulation prescribes the requirements for the incineration of waste (including hazardous waste), as well as for the operation of waste incineration plants. It applies to (1) stationary or mobile technical units or equipment dedicated to the thermal treatment of wastes with or without recovery of the combustion heat generated, by oxidation of waste, as well as other thermal treatment processes (including pyrolysis, gasification or plasma processes), if the substances resulting from the treatment are subsequently incinerated; (2) stationary or mobile technical units dedicated to the generation of energy or production of certain type of materials and which use waste as a regular or additional fuel or in which waste is thermally disposed; (3) territories of waste incineration and co-incineration plants (including all incineration lines or co-incineration lines, units of waste collection, storage and local pre-treatment, fuel and air supply systems, facilities for cleaning of exhaust gases and facilities for storage and purification of waste water, chimneys), devices and systems for the management and control of the operation of the incineration or co-incineration process and monitoring and recording of incineration or co-incineration conditions; and (4) existing waste incineration or co-incineration plants which operate in accordance with Paragraph 4 of this Regulation. The Regulation does not however apply to a set of special category of waste, such as certain vegetable waste, certain wood waste, radioactive waste etc.

Full text

English

Website

www.likumi.lv

References - Legislation

Implements

Law on Pollution (2001)

Legislation | Latvia | 2001 (2018)

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Public health, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Risk assessment/management, Enforcement/compliance, Pollution control, Emissions, Air quality/air pollution, Soil pollution/quality, Water quality standards, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Waste prevention, Registration, Inspection, Noise pollution, Climate change, Emissions trading, Authorization/permit, Radiation, Marine pollution, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control).

Legislation | European Union | 2010

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Basic legislation, Environmental standards, Business/industry/corporations, Integrated management, Standards, Protection of environment, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Waste management, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste non-domestic sources, Pesticides, Drugs, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Waste Management Law (2010)

Legislation | Latvia | 2010 (2015)

Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Public health, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Regulation No. 323 establishing requirements for incineration of waste and operation of waste incineration plants.

Legislation | Latvia | 2001

Keyword: Access-to-information, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Waste management, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX