Regional Act No. 11 setting up the consortium for the disposal of waste of animal origin from farms and food industries. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Piemonte Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Non-governmental entity Waste disposal Waste non-domestic sources Organic waste Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Southern Europe Abstract In order to prevent those damages that may be caused to human health and the environment, the Piemonte Region hereby provides for the disposal, through thermal treatment, of animals which have died in farms or have been abandoned, as well as of meat or parts of slaughtered animals, if they are not eligible for destination to human consumption. To this end, article 2 of this Regional Act establishes the consortium for disposal of waste of animal origin. The consortium shall be subjected to the ap Full text Italian Website www.regione.piemonte.it