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Factsheet: Decree on waste
Decree on waste
Key Information
Country/Region:
European Union
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BELGIUM (BELGIQUE-BELGIË)
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RÉGION WALLONNE
Description:
This decree aims at an integrated pollution reduction approach to protect the environment and to reduce the impact of harmful waste on the human health impact by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts of the generation and management of waste. Also the decree aims at reducing the overall impacts of resource use and the improvement of the efficiency of such use.
Goal/Aim:
- Prevention and management of waste. - Sustainable materials and waste management.
Type (and subtype) :
Regulatory (binding) instruments
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Requirements
Sector/Topic targeted:
Waste
Status:
In force
Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives
Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:
Not Relevant
Building a strong research, development and innovation base:
Not Relevant
Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:
Not Relevant
Building competitive biobased industries:
Not Relevant
Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:
High
Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:
Not Relevant
Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:
Not Relevant
Availability of financial resources:
Not Relevant
Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:
Not Relevant
Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:
Not Relevant
Contact References
Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
June 27, 1996 - Decree on waste
Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):
27 juin 1996 - Décret relatif aux déchets
Links:
http://environnement.wallonie.be/legis/dechets/degen019.htm
http://environnement.wallonie.be/legis/legdecw8.htm
Responsible Authority:
Portail environnement de Wallonie
Contact of Responsible Authority:
http://environnement.wallonie.be/
Completed by:
VITO
Advanced Information
Feedstock type targeted:
animal waste
postconsumer paper/cardboard
herbacious (incl. verge grass / roadside cuttings)
woody
used cooking oils
biowaste
landfill gas
sludge
Product type targeted:
Bioproducts (fibres, plastics, fertilisers,...)
Food/feed products
Wood products
Paper and Cardboard products
Electricity
Heating/Cooling
Combined Heat and Power
Biofuels (transport)
Value Chain:
Waste/residues/byproducts
Mobilisation/transport/logistics
Conversion / transformation / processing
Year Instrument & Measure Started:
1981
Year Last Instrument & Measure was last Amended:
2013
