Lower Austria Waste Management Law 1992. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Niederösterreich Document type Legislation Date 1992 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Basic legislation Pollution control Waste management Waste prevention Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Royalties/fees Waste disposal Offences/penalties Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract A piece of basic legislation in the field of waste management in the Land of Lower Austria. Aims and principles of the present Act are: (1) to organize waste management in Lower Austria complying with the principles of the protection of the environment in the light of waste prevention and sustainability; (2) to reduce quantities of waste and their harmful substances; to recycle waste if possible at reasonable cost; not recyclable waste is subject to treatment and storage; (3) to collect, store, Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at