Waste vs. Byproduct - An Austrian story

How stainless steel slag is handled legally in Austria is an example for the negligent use of the principals and guidelines laid down in the EU waste framework directive (WFD).

Saving resources and sustainable development lose their meaning when the question arises, if slag is a by productor waste. Environmental legislation is misused to make market politics that serve only a selected few. Economy and the environment suffer negative consequences. Waste legislation has a long tradition in Austria. This tradition led to the fact, that the waste industry became an important economic factor. A small but ever so important part of the waste legislation is the difference between waste and byproduct. Not in accordance to the decisions of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) the administration in Austria rules very much in favor of the waste status vs. the byproduct status of a material.



Copyright: © Lehrstuhl für Abfallverwertungstechnik und Abfallwirtschaft der Montanuniversität Leoben
Quelle: Depotech 2014 (November 2014)
Seiten: 1
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Autor: Dr. Martin Eisenberger LL.M
 
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