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Provincial Waste Management Plan Styria - 2005
In the public interest of sustainable waste and material flow management the collection, storage,
transport, and treatment of waste pursuant to § 1 para. 3 AWG 2002 is required if otherwise
• human health could be at risk or exposed to unacceptable disturbances,
• natural living conditions of animals or plants and soil quality could be in danger,
• a sustainable use of water and soil could be impaired,
• the environment could be polluted beyond the inevitable degree,
• there could be a risk of fire or explosion,
• sounds or noise could be created in excessive dimensions,
• the occurrence or growth of pathogenic agents could be favoured,
• public order and safety could be disturbed, or
• natural scenery or the appearance of settlements could be seriously damaged.
In § 9 AWG 2002 the following targets are defined for a sustainable prevention of waste:
• Products shall be long-lasting and easy to repair so that they can be recycled or recovered to
a large extent after the end of their intended usage.
• Distribution forms shall be organized in such a way that the waste volumes generated are as
low as possible (e.g. by deposit systems).
• Products shall be designed in such a way that the waste volumes generated during their
production, use, and consumption are minimized and that the pollutant levels in waste are as
low as possible.
• Products shall be consumed in such a way that the environmental impact is minimized, in
particular in terms of waste generation.
A large number of national regulations have been passed on the basis of the guidelines defined in
AWG 2002. Thereby, the legislative competence with regard to hazardous waste remains with the
Federal State. In the case of non-hazardous waste, the Federal State is only competent if the adoption
of uniform regulations is required. The Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and
Water Management has made comprehensive use of the Bedarfsgesetzgebungskompetenz when
adopting regulations on the legal basis of Art. 10 para. 1 N. 12 Federal Constitutional Law (e.g.
packaging waste, biogenic waste, demolition and construction waste, end-of-life vehicles, and waste
electrical and electronic equipment). Hence, the responsibility of the Federal Provinces with regard to
non-hazardous waste has been strongly limited.
2.1.6 Landfill Ordinance 1996 10
The prohibition of the landfilling of waste that contains a weight percentage of organic carbon higher
than 5 resulted in significant changes in the field of waste management. Among others, wastes from
mechanical-biological pre-treatment are excluded from this landfill prohibition if their heat of
combustion (gross calorific value) - related to dry matter - does not exceed 6,600 kJ/kg ("Heat of
combustion criterion" according to Appendix 5 section G). Additionally, the stability criteria according
to Appendix 1 Table 8 of the Landfill Ordinance must be respected for waste that has undergone
mechanical-biological pre-treatment.
10 Federal Law Gazette No. 164/1996 as amended in Federal Law Gazette No. II No. 49/2004
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