Waste Disposal Facilities Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Hamburg Document type Regulation Date 1991 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on the use of waste disposal facilities. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste disposal Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Waste domestic sources Hazardous waste Liability/compensation Solid waste Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 April 1991. Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Hamburg Law implementing the Waste Disposal Law of 6 February 1974. The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the use and quality of waste disposal facilities. The text - consisting of 25 articles – deals with the following issues: sphere of application, users, request of waste containers, collection of waste, treatment of waste containers, collection of containers, participation of users, private promotion facilities, bulky waste, size of containers, exceptions, penalties. Full text German Website www.hamburg.de