final report - JRC IPTS - Sustainable Production and Consumption ...

32
Type of
Classification
FI Input
material
and
Application
FR Precaution
heavy metals
GR Precaution
HU Precaution
heavy metals
Number
of
Classes
Designation Description of Classes Reference legislation or standard
Original English
[P] = Product
[W] = Waste
Class C Class C [P] Class C compost which should be reserved for not so clean
organic wastes (included the considered “compost” or
“stabilised organic waste” obtained from composting of
residual waste or rest waste due to the fact that in most
Spanish regions no separate collection of biowaste exists)
4 Maanparannuskomposti
Soil
improvement
compost [P]
Tuore komposti Fresh compost
[P]
Maanparannusm
ädäte
Kasvijätekompo
sti
1 Amendements
organiques et
supports de
culture
Digestion rest
for soil
improvement
[P]
Green waste
compost [P]
Organic soil
improvers -
Organic
amendments and
supports of
culture [P]
The classes differ in the types of allowed source materials,
maturity and organic matter content
COMPOST PRODUCTION AND USE IN THE EU
Reference standard statutory
voluntary
[S]; [V]
dto S
Fertiliser regulation 12/07 S
Low maturity compost for agriculture dto S
Compost which uses digestion residuals as input material dto S
Compost made from garden waste dto V
The standard seeks to fix designations, definitions and
specifications, labelling, contents to declare and dose limits
for use of organic soil improvers with and without fertiliser.
Compost sale requires certification according to the
standard. No 3 rd party inspection and sample taking.
1 --- [P] Standards for mixed waste compost with criteria for
heavy metals, impurities, pathogen indicators;
At the moment MWC from MBT plants only. No specific
use restrictions
1 Komposztok Compost [P] Only 1 compost class. Physical, chemical and biological
quality parameters for final compost
Standard NFU 44051 “Organic soil
improvers - Organic amendments
and supports of culture”
Solid Waste Management Act
114218/1997 Hellenic Ministerial
Decision
Statutory rule No. 36/2006 (V.18.)
about licensing, storing, marketing
and application of yield increasing
products (including composts)
S
S
S