The Waste Incineration Directive, more formally Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 4 December 2000 on the incineration of waste (OJ L332, P91 – 111), was a
Directive issued by the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
and relates to standards and methodologies required by Europe for the practice and technology of
incineration. The aim of this Directive is to minimise the impact of negative environmental effects on the environment and human health resulting from
emissions to air, soil, surface and ground water from the incineration and co-incineration of waste. The requirements of the Directive were developed to reflect the ability of modern incineration plants to achieve high standards of emission control more effectively. The Directive has been replaced by the
Industrial Emissions Directive
The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) (Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)) is a European Union directive which commits ...
since 7 January 2014.
European Commission:Prevention and control of industrial emissions.
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See also
*List of solid waste treatment technologies
The article contains a list of different forms of solid waste treatment technologies and facilities employed in waste management infrastructure.
Waste handling facilities
* Civic amenity site (CA site)
* Transfer station (waste management), Transf ...
References
External links
Text of the directive
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European Union directives
Waste legislation in the European Union
Waste legislation in the United Kingdom
Incineration
2000 in law
2000 in the European Union
2000 in the environment
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