Waste Management Legisla.on: The European and Italian - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

PROYECTO NUCIF Webinar on Circular Economy Waste ¡Management ¡Legisla.on: ¡The ¡European ¡and ¡Italian ¡Framework ¡ Prof. ¡Antonio ¡Colavecchio ¡

Directive 2008/98/EC: 1) waste management hierarchy The Directive 2008/98/EC lays down some basic waste management principles: it requires that waste be managed without endangering human health and harming the environment, and in particular without risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals, without causing a nuisance through noise or odours, and without adversely affecting the countryside or places of special interest. Waste legislation and policy of the EU Member States shall apply as a priority order the following waste management hierarchy:

Directive 2008/98/EC: 2) The precautionary principle The precautionary principle is a risk management tool that may be invoked when there is scientific uncertainty about a suspected risk to human health or to the environment emanating from a certain action or policy.

Directive 2008/98/EC: 3) The «Polluter pays principle» The ‘polluter pays’ principle is aims to prevent or otherwise remedy environmental damage to protected species or to natural habitats, water and soil. Operators of certain occupational activities such as the transport of dangerous substances, or of activities that imply discharge into waters, have to take preventive measures in case of an imminent threat to the environment. If damage has already occurred, they are obliged to take the appropriate measures to remedy it and pay for the costs.

The Italian Environmental Code (2006) CLASSIFICATION The waste is classified according to origin, in: - URBAN WASTE - SPECIAL WASTE According to the characteristics of danger, in: - NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE - HAZARDOUS WASTE

Multilevel governance ARERA Government Entrustment Agreement Service bodies and operators Municipalities

Thank you for your attention !!! Antonio Colavecchio Associate Professor of Administrative Law University of Foggia – Dept. of Economics Phone +393933341895 Email: antonio.colavecchio@unifg.it