Emissions from landfills EU legislative framework Bartosz Zambrzycki Project manager, Waste and material flows
Directives Landfill directive (1999/31) IPPC directive (96/61)
Landfill directive Strategy and targets for reducing landfilling of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) Technical provisions
Strategy: Baseline - amount of BMW generated in 1995 Targets: MS are allowed to landfill in 2006 - 75% in 2009 - 50% in 2016 - 35% countries relying on landfills (over 80%) - may add 4 years
Targets – on graph
Some countries are more stringent! Landfill bans for combustible waste (Germany, Austria, Denmark, Belgium (Flemish region)) Landfill ban for organic waste (Sweden) Landfill ban for separately collected bio-waste (Netherlands)
Landfill directive – distance to target - 2002 Issue: Data quality and definitions
Technical provisions Gas has to collected and combusted or flared No cap of landfill necessary Deadline for existing landfills - VII.2009
IPPC directive No additional technical provisions for landfills Deadline for upgrading of existing IPPC landfills - X.2007
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