Tyrol Waste Management Law. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Tirol Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Landesgesetzblatt für Tirol, Text No. 3, 5 February 2008, pp. 5-11. Long titleLaw regulating the waste management in Tyrol. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste management Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Solid waste Waste prevention Transport/storage Offences/penalties Basic legislation Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Law enters into force on 1 January 2009. Abstract The present Law lays down provisions relating to waste management in the Land of Tyrol. It is applicable to all waste except to hazardous waste. Article 4 establishes that waste shall be prevented and reduced as far as possible. The cost of recycling waste shall not be excessive; and a market for the new substances should be available or should be created. Solid waste shall be stored in an orderly manner. Moreover, waste shall be treated in such a way that it does not represent a danger for human beings and the environment in general. The text consists of 22 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Tasks of the Land of Tyrol (2); Collection and transport of waste (3); Treatment, stocking and compacting of waste (4); Penalties, transitional and final provisions (5). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Repeals Tyrol Waste Management Law. Legislation | Austria | 1990 (1998) Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Solid waste, Waste prevention, Transport/storage, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX