The present Law aims at keeping as low as possible the amount of waste (waste prevention), avoiding, or at least reducing, hazardous substances contained in waste (minimalizing of harmful substances); recycling of waste, in particular of glass, paper, metal, plastic, building rubbish and organic substances (waste recycling), processing non re-usable hazardous substances in such a way that they may be used or stored without damage to the environment (waste treatment), storing non-recyclable or non-treatable waste (waste storage). These aims shall be attained without harming the well-being of the community: special attention shall be paid not to endanger the health of human beings and the environment. The text consists of 30 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: Waste management objectives, public sector obligations (I); Waste disposal authorities (II); Waste management plans, waste balance and waste management concept (III); Waste disposal facilities (IV); Financial promotion of waste management measures (V); Material competence, orders for individual cases, supervision (VI); Administrative offences (VII); Entry into force (VIII). Through the recent amendment of this Law, Article 6 and Articles 15 - 19 are deleted.
Germany · 1991-02-27