Waste-related Conditions in Environmental Permits

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Contents

Foreword . 3

Summary . 7

Proposals for further work 8

1 Introduction 10

2 Legal background . 13

2.1 General background .13

2.2 Implementation of the Waste and IPPC Directives 14

2.2.1 Implementation of the waste directives 14

2.2.2 Implementation of the IPPC Directive 17

2.3 Defi nition of waste .23

2.3.1 Guidance on the defi nition of waste 23

2.3.2 Diffi culties with the defi nition of waste .23

2.3.3 Special diffi culties .24

2.4 General requirements on uniformity .24

2.4.1 Implementation tools to ensure uniformity .25

2.4.2 Typical causes of non-uniformity .25

2.4.3 Variations in waste requirements .26

2.4.4 Research concerning uniformity .26

3 Authorities and organisations . 27

3.1 Competent authorities .27

3.2 Other organisations 29

4 Waste-related conditions in the permit procedure 31

4.1 Approach and guidance .31

4.2 Application documents .32

4.2.1 Required waste information in the application .32

4.2.2 Other required information .33

4.2.3 Application forms 33

4.3 Permit consideration 34

4.3.1 Waste management in permit consideration 34

4.3.2 Effects of changes in waste generation on an existing permit 35

4.3.3 Other waste-related directives in permit consideration .36

4.4 Permit conditions 37

4.4.1 Conditions for prevention, recovery and disposal 37

4.4.2 Binding permit conditions in use or in future use 38

4.4.3 Some examples of permit conditions .39

4.5 Best Available Techniques (BAT) in the permit procedure 41

4.5.1 Usefulness of the BREFs .41

4.5.2 Data and problems in BREFs .41

4.5.3 Development of BREFs and use of other sources 41

4.5.4 National sector evaluation of BREFs 42

5 Voluntary environmental management systems . 43

5.1 General background .43

5.2 EMAS and ISO 14001 .44

5.3 Other environmental management systems 47

6 Monitoring, reporting and inspection 49

6.1 General background .49

6.2 Monitoring system and frequency 49

6.3 Monitoring parameters 51

6.4 Reporting system 53

6.5 Inspection and enforcement .55

7 Access to information concerning waste-related issues . 59

7.1 General questions about access to information 59

7.2 Access to information in the permit procedure and monitoring .59

7.3 Access to information in inspection 63

8 Conclusions . 64

8.1 Key diffi culties .64

8.1.1 Defi nitions 64

8.1.2 Implementation of the directives and national laws 64

8.1.3 Application documents .64

8.1.4 Guidance .64

8.1.5 Permit consideration 64

8.1.6 Use of BREFs .65

8.1.7 Publicity versus confi dentiality 65

8.1.8 EMS .65

8.1.9 Monitoring and reporting 65

8.1.10 Enforcement 65

8.2 Good practice .66

8.2.1 The defi nitions 66

8.2.2 Implementation of the directives and the national laws 66

8.2.3 Application forms 66

8.2.4 Permit consideration 66

8.2.5 Permit conditions .66

8.2.6 Use of BREFs .68

8.2.7 EMS .68

8.2.8 Monitoring and reporting 68

8.2.9 Enforcement 68

8.2.10 Training .69

8.3 Proposals for further work 69

8.3.1 Legal issues .69

8.3.2 Permit conditions and BAT 69

8.3.3 Guidance 69

8.3.4 Monitoring 69

8.3.5 EMS .70

8.3.6 Development of administration 70

8.3.7 Study on the practical implementation of the waste directives and the IPPC Directive for one

industrial sector .70

8.3.8 Study on impacts of the Aarhus Convention 70

8.3.9 Further study on permitting for one sector .70

8.3.10 Study on monitoring .70

8.3.11 Guidance on waste inspection .70

References and literature 71

Acronyms and abbreviations 72

Annex I. Compilation of the answers to the questionnaire . 73

Annex II. Final programme of the IMPEL waste seminar in Helsinki 9.–11.5.2004 162

Annex III. Study on best available techniques reference documents and waste management /

minimisation. . 167

Annex IV. Waste prevention in the environmental permit procedure in Finland . 187

Documentation pages . 197