ENVIRONMENTAL FINAL GOVERNING STANDARDS ITALY

ITALY - 7 Solid Waste
hazardous waste whose leachate meets established standards, waste containing or contaminated
with PCB in concentration lower than 50 ppm, waste containing or contaminated with dioxins
and/or furans in concentration lower than 10 ppb, waste whose Total Organic Compounds
concentration for reactive substances is lower than 5%).
C7.2.18. Leachate. Any liquid percolating through the deposited waste and emitted from
or contained within a landfill.
C7.2.19. Medical Waste. A sub-category of special waste. Medical waste is a waste
generated by any health-related activity (including hospitals, dental clinics, and veterinary
clinics). The medical waste definition includes both hazardous and non-hazardous medical waste
and, among hazardous medical waste, it includes both infectious waste and non-infectious waste.
C7.2.20. Medical Waste Assimilated to Urban Waste. Medical waste declared by
Municipal authorities to be urban waste.
C7.2.21. Medical Waste Comparable To Urban Waste. Non-hazardous waste listed below
from medical facilities:
C7.2.21.1. Wastes produced from kitchens during the preparation of meals,
C7.2.21.2. Wastes from catering activities and food residues, excluding those from
departments with infectious patients,
C7.2.21.3. Ordinary trash,
C7.2.21.4. Empty packaging,
C7.2.21.5. Garden waste,
C7.2.21.6. Plasters, non-returnable sheets and clothes, medical towels, bandages and bags
for urine (excluding material from infectious patients).
C7.2.21.7. Provided that sterilization treatment is performed and provided that the final
disposal is performed in an incineration plant for urban waste (or, in case of non-availability of
the incinerator, the Regional authority has issued the approval for disposal in landfill): wastes
produced by public and private medical facilities, including wastes from catering activities and
food residues from departments with infectious patients; wastes from medications; biological
wastes and their containers; wastes from diagnostic, therapeutic, and research activities; and
wastes from departments with infectious patients or from facilities dedicated to their care.
C7.2.22. Non-hazardous Waste. Any waste that is not identified as hazardous by the
USEUCOM Waste List, or through analysis as per Appendix B.1. The re-classification of
hazardous waste to non-hazardous waste cannot be obtained by dilution or mixing with
substances resulting in a reduction of the initial concentration of hazardous substances.
C7.2.23. Open Burning. Burning of solid wastes in the open, such as in an open dump.
September 2012 Italy FGS 7-4
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