IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN WASTE LIST EWL IN CATALONIA

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN WASTE LIST (EWL)
IN CATALONIA

• Yolanda Morcillo Ripoll
• Catalan Waste Agency
• Dept. Inspection
• ymorcillo_at_gencat.net

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CATALAN WASTE AGENCY
CATALONIA 6.813.319 inhabitants (2004) 31.930 km2

• CATALAN WASTE AGENCY
• AGÈNCIA DE RESIDUS DE CATALUNYA (ARC)
• Development legislation
• Implementation
• Enforcement/Control

• SPANISH MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
• MINISTERIO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE (MMA)
• Basic legislation

CATALONIA
SPAIN
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GENERATION OF WASTE IN CATALONIA(Figures 2004)
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WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES IN CATALONIA
Industrial waste 558 Municipal waste 68 (
254) Construction/demolition waste 54
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INDUSTRIAL WASTE FACILITIES IN CATALONIA
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INDUSTRIAL WASTE DESTINATION(6.231.303 t in
2004)
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IMPLEMENTATION OF EWL IN CATALONIA

• Direct use of codes from EWL (as incorporated in
  Spanish legislation Orden MAM 304/2002)
• NO specific Catalan Waste Catalogue
• Advisory waste treatment pathways associated to
  each waste code ()
• Waste generator is responsible for identifying
  and classifying correctly waste. ()
• NO Spanish/Catalan Guidelines on how to use EWL
  and determine Hazardous properties
• EWL is used for waste reporting, monitoring of
  waste streams, installation permits (IPPC), waste
  transport forms, etc.

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EUROPEAN WASTE CATALOGUE IN CATALONIA
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EWL IN CATALONIA WASTE TREATMENT PATHWAYS (1)

• V (Valorització). RECOVERY. Based on Recovery
  operations (Annex IIB, Dir 75/442/EEC)
• T (Tractament i disposició del rebuig).
  DISPOSAL (and treatment prior to disposal).
  Based on Disposal operations (Annex II, Dir
  75/442/EEC)

T - Tractament i disposició del rebuig 
T11           Deposició de residus inerts 
T12           Deposició de residus no especials 
T13           Deposició de residus especials 
T14           Deposició de residus en
monoabocador  T15           Deposició en dipòsit
de terres i runes  T21           Incineració de
residus no halogenats  T22           Incineració
de residus halogenats  T23           Incineració
de residus sanitaris  T24           Tractament
per evaporació  T31           Tractament
fisicoquímic i biològic  T32          
Tractament específic  T33          
Estabilització  T34           Esterilització 
T35           Oxidació humida 
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EWL IN CATALONIAWASTE TREATMENT PATHWAYS (2)
V- Vies de valorització
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DESCRIPTION OF A WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY.
Example
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WASTE MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTS
WASTE ACCEPTANCE DOCUMENT -info of
waste -generator -treatment facility -supervise
d by ARC ( required analysis, in case of
landfill disposal)
MIRROR CODES Waste generator manifest
Hazardous/Non Hazardous
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PROBLEMS EWL IN CATALONIA (1)

• DIFFICULT TO USE (a lot of questions from waste
  generators on how to codify/classify waste)(both
  due to structure and assessment Hz properties)
• DEGREE OF DIFFERENTIATIONIncomplete (e.g.
  WEEE)/Redundant (e.g. oils)
• MIRROR CODES/HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES-Total
  unharmonised way of discerning Hazardous/Non
  Hazardous in mirror codes. Different
  approaches/different tests (Tests are expensive)
  (When and how to test? Which substances to look
  for?)
• -Very often classification Hz/Non Hz is not
  accurately assessed (rough approach).
• -In general, hazardous properties that dont
  have a clear assessment method (EWL article 2)
  are not used (e.g. H12, H13, H14).
• UNCLEAR/UNCERTAINTIESSame waste is codified
  different by different agents.

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PROBLEMS (2)

• OTHERS
• Not relevant information in some waste codes
• Some codes may include very different wastes
  with different compositions and properties (e.g.
  solvents), and in our system they have assigned a
  lot of possible treatment pathways (Recovery and
  Disposal)
• Generators/waste managers stick to some codes (a
  lot of other codes are not used).
• Often, selection of a waste code is done
  according to permitted treatment pathways or
  installation permits (IPPC), in order to comply
  our legislation.
• Generators very often classify waste according to
  Catalan landfill admission criteria.
• EWL not integrated with other waste
  classifications (TFS 259/93, waste statistics)

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SUGGESTIONS

• REVIEW EWL STRUCTURE
• (Criteria material, origin, )
• REVIEW EWL CONTENT (DEGREE OF DIFFERENTIATION)
• Removal/addition of some codes for real needs
• BETTER DEFINITION OF SOME HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES
• (Specially those not included in Substances
  legislation)
• Correct some specific contradictions with
  substances legislation
• EU GUIDELINES
• - Clarify frequent doubtful codes.
• - Examples of wastes that can be found in each
  code, and waste information possible Hazardous
  substances contents, possible Hazardous
  properties, possible treatment pathways.
• - Advice on each pair of mirror codes where
  enough experience is achieved, to assist and
  simplify the procedure to get the right
  classification. When and How to test in these
  cases.
• - General guidelines on adaptation of Substances
  legislation to be applied in waste (When? How?
  Which method?)
• EU TRAINING FOR COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

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THANK YOU

• Yolanda Morcillo Ripoll
• www.arc-cat.net