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municipality) unless it is composted/treated onsite. In addition, these Ordinances<br />

stipulate that C&I operators are obliged to separate, where applicable, plant residues<br />

from C&I processing and from the distribution <strong>of</strong> agricultural and forestry products,<br />

and vegetable food waste from commercial enterprises. In addition, the Ordinances<br />

on Packaging (Law Gazette II No. 1996/648 and 1992/646) place financial<br />

responsibility on producers to ensure that the separate collection <strong>of</strong> glass, plastics,<br />

paper/cardboard, metals (aluminium and steel) and composites for beverages occurs<br />

from C&I as well as households.<br />

Denmark<br />

Municipalities have an obligation to provide a collection service for the following C&I<br />

waste streams: food waste from catering centres, paper/cardboard from commercial<br />

properties and transport packaging waste. In turn, C&I operators in Denmark have a<br />

responsibility to ensure that they separate out their food, paper, cardboard, and<br />

plastic transport packaging waste streams where applicable. There are also some<br />

specific-industry examples where certain additional streams must be sourceseparated<br />

such as steel drums and impregnated wood.<br />

Finland<br />

Paper must be separately collected by C&I waste producers. In Helsinki, any premises<br />

comprising more than four dwellings and any major C&I generators <strong>of</strong> paper and<br />

cardboard are provided with a collection service by the municipality. 685<br />

Germany<br />

The separate collection <strong>of</strong> glass, paper/cardboard, plastics, tinplate, aluminium and<br />

composites has been required from C&I waste in Germany since 2002. In addition,<br />

the Biowaste Ordinance (1998) sets out the requirement for the separate collection<br />

<strong>of</strong> biowaste from C&I waste where applicable, to ensure that only biodegradable<br />

waste with a low pollutant content is used in fertiliser following composting or<br />

fermentation. Companies are obliged to either separate their own waste and have it<br />

collected, or commit their waste to special commercial waste sorting facilities.<br />

The Netherlands<br />

The Separate Collection <strong>of</strong> Commercial/Industrial <strong>Waste</strong> Programme sets out that<br />

paper, cardboard and packaging must be separated by C&I waste producers for<br />

recycling in the Netherlands. Companies must arrange for these waste streams to be<br />

separately collected. In addition, glass, plastic, organics, wood, textiles and metals<br />

must also be collected where it is ‘reasonably practicable’ to do so. The obligation to<br />

separate is currently specified in the C&I Environmental Licence, though this Licence<br />

685 J. Saarela (2004) <strong>Waste</strong>s In Finland and <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Strategies in Helsinki Metropolitan<br />

Area, available at http://www.ymparisto.fi/download.asp?contentid=80498<br />

565<br />

<strong>International</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>: Annexes

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