Factsheet: Closed Cycle and Waste Management Act

Closed Cycle and Waste Management Act

Key Information

Country/Region:

European Union›GERMANY (DEUTSCHLAND)

Description:

The law rules the disposal of wastes. It describes the waste hierarchy and the seperate collection of waste.

Goal/Aim:

regulate waste management

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):

Closed Cycle and Waste Management Act

Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):

Gesetz zur Förderung der Kreislaufwirtschaft und Sicherung der umweltverträglichen Bewirtschaftung von Abfällen

Links:

http://www.bmub.bund.de/themen/wasser-abfall-boden/abfallwirtschaft/abfallpoliti...

Responsible Authority:

Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety

Contact of Responsible Authority:

www.bmub.de

Completed by:

DENA

Completed on:

March, 2014

Advanced Information

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Value Chain:

Year Instrument & Measure Started:

1994

Year Last Instrument & Measure was last Amended:

2012

Comments

Environmental Sustainability Requirements:

applications with the highest ghg emission reduction potential are prefered pathways

Efficiency Requirements:

applications with the highest energy efficiency are prefered pathways

Material Hierarchy:

waste hierarchy; If lower heating value of biowaste is higher than 11000kJ/kg energetic use and material have the same hierarchy.

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Factsheet: Closed Cycle and Waste Management Act

Closed Cycle and Waste Management Act

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Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:

Building a strong research, development and innovation base:

Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:

Building competitive biobased industries:

Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Availability of financial resources:

Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:

Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Value Chain: