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Waste Tax Act.

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste management Environmental fees/charges Tax/levy Soil pollution/quality
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act imposes a State tax to be paid on waste deposited at landfills by operators of landfills. Tax shall be paid on the quantity of waste delivered to a landfill. This Act does not apply to an area in which solely soil and bedrock matter is deposited and to waste recovery sites. Nor does it apply to an area where separately collected biowaste and wastewater treatment plant sludge are composted or biologically treated in some other way, separately from other wastes.

Full text
English
Website
www.finlex.fi