Plant Waste Ordinance (PflAbfVO).

Subject

Cultivated plants, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Vegetables/legumes Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Authorization/permit Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Hazardous waste Offences/penalties Waste disposal Waste management Organic waste

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe

Entry into force notes

This Ordinance comes into force on 11 June 2021.

Abstract

This Ordinance provides for the conditions under which the burning of the vegetable waste outside waste disposal facilities and by the producer or owner is possible. Vegetable waste may be incinerated on the property on which it has been generated outside waste disposal plants for the purpose of disposal. Further, vegetable waste of woody plants (fertiles) generated in commercial horticultural companies may be incinerated on the property on which they have been produced outside waste disposal plants. The Ordinance contains 5 Articles as follow: Scope of application (1); Admission in individual cases, notification obligation (2); General approval (3); Administrative offences (4); and Transfer of the ordinance authorisation (5). The text has one attachment with regard to plant waste from plants or plant part with harmful organisms.

Full text

German

Website

www.gesetze-rechtsprechung.sh.juris.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Law to promote the circular economy and ensure environmentally friendly waste management (Circular Economy Act - KrWG).

Legislation | Germany | 2012 (2023)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Liability/compensation, Access-to-information, Policy/planning, Inspection, Sustainable use, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX