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� Landfills are classified according to EU framework (Art 34, <strong>Waste</strong> Act); and<br />

� A prohibition on the deposit <strong>of</strong> untreated waste in landfills (Art 35, <strong>Waste</strong> Act)<br />

The two policy instruments that are important are:<br />

� A levy on municipal waste disposal implemented in 1990. The aim was<br />

promotion <strong>of</strong> waste recovery, and for the financing <strong>of</strong> waste management<br />

projects via Environment Investment Centre and local budgets. However, the<br />

rates are very low. At the time <strong>of</strong> first implementation, the levy was set at only<br />

€ 0.10, per tonne but this has now risen to a current level <strong>of</strong> €8 per tonne; and<br />

� A ban on unsorted waste from landfilling, was applied in 2008.<br />

There were a large number <strong>of</strong> small illegal landfills in Estonia in the late 1990’s<br />

mainly due to a lack <strong>of</strong> sound collection and recycling infrastructure. Since then, most<br />

have closed and several modern, large-scale landfills have opened with EU funding.<br />

However, only one <strong>of</strong> these is equipped with landfill gas capture.<br />

The levy rates were initially kept low so as to not stimulate an increase in illegal<br />

dumping on ‘waste fields’ (areas covered with 1-2m <strong>of</strong> residual bin waste). The<br />

municipal infrastructure has increased and now waste generators are charged € 8<br />

per tonne on new landfills and €16 per tonne on ‘old ones’. The landfill tax is thought<br />

to be a ‘very powerful instrument’ and is expected to be raised significantly over the<br />

next few years. 944 The plan is to reduce the number <strong>of</strong> landfills to 3-4 in the long-term.<br />

The implementation <strong>of</strong> the ban is not entirely straightforward. The EEA states:<br />

29/09/09<br />

The <strong>Waste</strong> Act (2004) introduced a ban on landfilling untreated waste<br />

(including mixed municipal waste). However, until 1 January 2008 it only<br />

applied to landfills in counties that had an established facility for treating<br />

municipal waste. In reality, only the landfills in the Harju County (in Tallinn<br />

area) met this requirement.<br />

52.2.4.17 Slovakia<br />

In Slovakia a charge for deposition <strong>of</strong> waste to landfills was introduced in 1992. 945 It<br />

was updated in 2004 and includes scheduled increases from 2008. The revenues<br />

are earmarked for the protection <strong>of</strong> the environment in the relevant municipality, and<br />

must be used for waste management purposes only.<br />

943 EIONET: European Topic Centre on Resource and <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> (2007) Estonia <strong>Waste</strong><br />

Factsheet, Accessed 16 th October 2008,<br />

http://waste.eionet.europa.eu/facts/factsheets_waste/Estonia<br />

944 P. Eek – <strong>Waste</strong> Depertment, Ministry <strong>of</strong> the Environment <strong>of</strong> Estonia (2008) Implementation <strong>of</strong> EU<br />

Landfill Directive in Estonia, Presentation given in 2008,<br />

www.rec.org/REC/Programs/REREP/PEIP/docs/national_workshop...14/.../waste_2.3_p-eek-landfill landfilldir-impl-ee-_budva-14-05-08.ppt<br />

945 EIONET: European Topic Centre on Resource and <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> (2007) Slovakia <strong>Waste</strong><br />

Factsheet, Accessed 16 th October 2008,<br />

http://waste.eionet.europa.eu/facts/factsheets_waste/Slovakia

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