Directive (EU) 2018/850 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste.

Subject

Air & atmosphere, Land & soil, Water, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Pollution control Hazardous waste Ozone layer Authorization/permit Classification/declassification Soil conservation/soil improvement Waste disposal Waste management Waste prevention Freshwater pollution Monitoring

Geographical area

European Union Countries

Abstract

This Directive lays down some amendments to Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste. The amendments concern, among other aspects, management of waste from land-based extractive industries and waste that has been separately collected for preparing for re-use and recycling. A new paragraph is inserted in article 5, stipulating that Member States shall endeavour to ensure that as of 2030, all waste suitable for recycling or other recovery, in particular in municipal waste, shall not be accepted in a landfill with the exception of waste for which landfilling delivers the best environmental outcome in accordance with article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Further addenda are inserted: these addenda concern instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy, determination of the permeability coefficient for landfills and European Union standard for sampling of waste.

Full text

English

Website

eur-lex.europa.eu

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives.

Legislation | European Union | 2008 (2018)

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Solid waste, Sustainable development, Precautionary principle, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Public health, Soil pollution/quality, Policy/planning, Public participation, Food waste, Basic legislation, Recycling/reuse, Packaging/labelling, Hazardous waste, Registration, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Organic waste

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste.

Legislation | European Union | 1999 (2018)

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous waste, Ozone layer, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Basic legislation, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Monitoring, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Ordonnance n° 2020-920 du 29 juillet 2020 relative à la prévention et à la gestion des déchets

Legislation | France | 2020

Keyword: Waste prevention, Waste management, Hazardous substances

Source: FAO, FAOLEX