Waste Act (No. 1415 of 2011). Country/Territory Denmark Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Basic legislation Classification/declassification Packaging/labelling Authorization/permit Registration Data collection/reporting Waste disposal Waste management Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes 01 January 2012. N.B. - § 79 paragraph. 5, No. 2, and § 82 paragraph. 2 shall not come into force until 01 July 2012. Abstract The Act covers the management of waste not regulated by other legislations such as classification of waste, planning of waste regulations on waste, arrangements for waste, data on waste charges for waste, use of waste systems, labeling of wastes, authorized waste , review of waste, approval and registration of waste treatment plants, collection of waste and benchmarking of waste treatment plants. The Act does not include the handling and planning of residues from gas cleaning in power plants based on fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas. Full text Danish Website www.retsinformation.dk; www.eur-lex.europa.eu References - Legislation Implements Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Legislation | European Union | 2003 Keyword: Solid waste, Hazardous substances, Recycling/reuse, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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 Council Directive 75/439/EEC on the disposal of waste oils. Legislation | European Union | 1975 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Oil pollution, Soil pollution/quality, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Effluent waste water/discharge, Authorization/permit, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2003 Keyword: Environmental planning, Access-to-information, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Access-to-justice, Governance, Public participation, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste. Legislation | European Union | 1994 Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Access-to-information, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste. Legislation | European Union | 1991 Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Order No. 1309 on Waste. Legislation | Denmark | 2012 Keyword: Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Waste disposal, Consumer protection, Environmental planning, Hazardous substances, Internal trade, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Transport/storage, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Hazardous waste, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX