Factsheet: Federal waste management plan

Federal waste management plan

Key Information

Country/Region:

European Union›AUSTRIA (ÖSTERREICH)

Description:

The Federal Waste Management Plan and its periodic amendments describe the dynamism and development in the area of waste management. The Federal Waste Management Plan is considered the “White Paper” of Austrian waste management and must includes the application fields of the Waste Management Act of 2002.

Goal/Aim:

describe the dynamism and development in the area of waste management

Type (and subtype) :

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:

Not Relevant

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):

Federal Waste Management Plan 2011

Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):

Österr. Abfallwirtschaftsplan 2011

Links:

http://www.bundesabfallwirtschaftsplan.at/

http://www.bundesabfallwirtschaftsplan.at/dms/bawp/BAWP_Band_1_EN.pdf

http://www.bundesabfallwirtschaftsplan.at/dms/bawp/BAWP_Band_2_EN.pdf

Responsible Authority:

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management / Bundesministerium für ein lebenswertes Österreich

Contact of Responsible Authority:

http://www.bmlfuw.gv.at/en.html

Completed by:

Austrian Energy Agency

Completed on:

January, 2016

Advanced Information

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Value Chain:

Year Instrument & Measure Started:

2011

Comments

Environmental Sustainability Requirements:

sustainable waste management

Material Hierarchy:

1. waste prevention 2. preparation for re-use 3. recycling 4. other utilization, e.g. energy recovery 5. disposal

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