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Belgium
Following Article 16 in Chapter 4 of the Belgian Decree concerning Prevention and
Management of Waste Materials, there must be separate collection of C&D waste.
Denmark
The separation of C&D waste into clean fractions has been mandatory in Denmark
since 1997. This applies to sites where more than 1 tonne of waste is being
produced.
Finland
The separate collection of materials from the C&D waste stream is specified in decree
295/1997. C&D waste in Finland must be separated into four categories:
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1. concrete, brick, ceramic and gypsum;
2. non-impregnated wood wastes;
3. metal wastes; and
4. soil, rocks and dredging wastes. 829
Slovenia
Under its Environmental Protection Act (2001), Slovenia requires separate collection
of C&D wastes. 830
48.3 Key Organisations Involved in Implementation and
Management
C&D separate collections are predominantly privately co-ordinated and funded, with
the C&D companies taking responsibility for source-separation to attain their recycling
rates.
Where refunded compliance bond schemes are in place, the administration required
is somewhat more complex than were basic requirements to sort are in place. 831 In
order to implement this policy the key organisation will be the permitting authority.
They will be responsible for the following:
� administration of certification of waste transporters and recycling facilities.
It is fundamental that these services must be accredited in some way in order
829 Ministry of the Environment, Finland (2000) Environmental Protection Act (86/2000), Accessed
20 th January, http://www.environment.fi/default.asp?node=17869&lan=en#a0.
830 Government of the Republic of Slovenia (2004) Environment Protection Act (ZVO-1) SOP-2004-01-
1694, Accessed 20 th January 2009,
http://www.mop.gov.si/fileadmin/mop.gov.si/pageuploads/zakonodaja/okolje/en/zvo_s.pdf
831 Actually, checking that all companies do what they say they will is not straightforward. Indeed, the
refunded compliance bond approach effectively makes it possible to track C&D waste more effectively,
whilst also allowing for a more direct check over companies’ activities.
International Review of Waste Policy: Annexes