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Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (Text with EEA relevance)
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D 2 Land treatment (e.g. biodegradation of liquid or sludgy discards in...
D 3 Deep injection (e.g. injection of pumpable discards into wells, salt...
D 4 Surface impoundment (e.g. placement of liquid or sludgy discards into...
D 5 Specially engineered landfill (e.g. placement into lined discrete cells which...
D 8 Biological treatment not specified elsewhere in this Annex which results...
D 9 Physico-chemical treatment not specified elsewhere in this Annex which results...
D 12 Permanent storage (e.g. emplacement of containers in a mine, etc.)...
D 13 Blending or mixing prior to submission to any of the...
D 14 Repackaging prior to submission to any of the operations numbered...
D 15 Storage pending any of the operations numbered D 1 to...
R 3 Recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents...
R 10 Land treatment resulting in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement...
R 11 Use of waste obtained from any of the operations numbered...
R 12 Exchange of waste for submission to any of the operations...
R 13 Storage of waste pending any of the operations numbered R...
EXAMPLES OF WASTE PREVENTION MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 29
Measures that can affect the framework conditions related to the...
Measures that can affect the design and production and distribution...
4. The promotion of eco-design (the systematic integration of environmental aspects...
5. The provision of information on waste prevention techniques with a...
6. Organise training of competent authorities as regards the insertion of...
7. The inclusion of measures to prevent waste production at installations...
8. The use of awareness campaigns or the provision of financial,...
9. The use of voluntary agreements, consumer/producer panels or sectoral negotiations...
10. The promotion of creditable environmental management systems, including EMAS and...
Measures that can affect the consumption and use phase
11. Economic instruments such as incentives for clean purchases or the...
12. The use of awareness campaigns and information provision directed at...
14. Agreements with industry, such as the use of product panels...
15. In the context of public and corporate procurement, the integration...
16. The promotion of the reuse and/or repair of appropriate discarded...
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 11(3)
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