ENVIRONMENTAL FINAL GOVERNING STANDARDS ITALY

ITALY - 6 Hazardous Waste
authority or the EEA to conclude that the incinerator will effectively destroy the principal organic
hazardous constituents of each waste to be burned.
C6.3.8.10.5. Hazardous Waste Treatment. All hazardous waste treatment (disposal,
recycling, recovery, etc.) shall be permitted. DoD waste generators who intend to treat their
hazardous waste on their installation shall consult with the EEA (via the Component chain of
command) and shall provide the Italian Base Commander with sufficient information to seek a
permit for the treatment activity. A simplified permit can be obtained for the waste recovery
activities listed in Appendix B.5.
C6.3.8.10.5.1. Waste containing POPs shall be disposed of or recovered using the
following options (included in Appendix B.2 and B.3):
C6.3.8.10.5.1.1 . D9 - Physico-chemical treatment;
C6.3.8.10.5.1.2 . D10 - Incineration on land;
C6.3.8.10.5.1.3 . R1 - Use principally as a fuel or other means to generate
energy, excluding waste containing PCBs; or
C6.3.8.10.5.1.4 . R4 - Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds,
under the following conditions:
6.3.8.10.5.1.4.1 The operations are restricted to residues from iron- and
steel-making processes. Waste containing PCBs is excluded. The operations are restricted to
processes for the recovery of iron and iron alloys (blast furnace, shaft furnace and hearth furnace)
and non-ferrous metals (Waelz rotary kiln process, bath melting processes using vertical or
horizontal furnaces).
6.3.8.10.5.1.4.2 Pre-treatment prior to destruction or irreversible
transformation may be performed, provided that a substance listed in Appendix B.6 that is isolated
from the waste during the pre-treatment is subsequently disposed using the above listed operations.
In addition, repackaging and temporary storage operations may be performed prior to such pretreatment
or prior to destruction or irreversible transformation.
6.3.8.10.5.1.4.3 Waste containing any substances listed in Appendix B.6
may be otherwise disposed with other waste operations listed in Appendix B.2 and B.3, provided
that the content of the listed substances in the waste is below the concentration limits specified in
Appendix B.6.
C6.3.8.11. Scrap Vehicles, Tires, & Other Car Parts
C6.3.8.11.1. Vehicles that are no longer usable and need to be dismantled shall be
turned over to a permitted collection center. Motor vehicles may also be returned to the new (or
used) vehicle dealer, when purchasing a new (or replacement) vehicle on the open market. The
collection center is responsible for dismantling the vehicle, recovering of recyclable materials,
and disposing of the scrap metal. In addition, the collection center will issue a certificate to the
former vehicle owner releasing him/her from any penal or civil liability relating to the disposal
of the vehicle. Vehicle spare parts (including tires, but excluding parts related to vehicle safety)
September 2012 Italy FGS 6-25
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