Waste oil regulation
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Waste oil regulation |
| Abbreviation: | AltölV |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Issued on the basis of: | Sections 5a, 5b, 11, 13, 14 KrW- / AbfG v. 09/27/1994, Section 7 (1), Section 23 (1), Section 34 (1) and Section 35 (1) BImSchG |
| Legal matter: | Special administrative law , environmental law |
| References : | 2129-17 |
| Issued on: | October 27, 1987 ( BGBl. I p. 2335 ) |
| Entry into force on: | November 1, 1987 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 5 para. 14 G of February 24, 2012 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 212 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 1, 2012 (Art. 5 para. 14 G of February 24, 2012) |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The waste oil ordinance (AltölV) regulates the recycling (material and energy) and the disposal of waste oil in the Federal Republic of Germany. The term used oil from mineral oil, synthetic or biogenic oil is understood to mean substances and mixtures existing, provided that they are waste within the meaning of Section 3 (1) of the Recycling and Waste Management Act (KrW- / AbfG).
The waste oil ordinance was published in the Federal Law Gazette on October 27, 1987 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 2335 ) and came into force on November 1, 1987 . The last change came into effect on June 1, 2012.
Purpose of the law
The purpose of the waste oil ordinance is to expand waste law, in particular waste recycling measures, through the Recycling and Waste Management Act (KrW- / AbfG). The ordinance specifies in particular the priority of processing over other types of recovery. In order to facilitate processing, used oils must be collected separately (“prohibition of mixing”). Used oils may only be reconditioned if they contain less than 20 mg / kg of the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) classified as toxic and carcinogenic and less than 2 g / kg total halogen. In 2011, around 84 percent of the waste oils collected were recycled.
Collective categories
To simplify the collection, transport and, as far as possible, the processing of used oils, these are classified into one of four collection categories. The following list names the most important representatives of the four categories:
- Collective category 1: non-chlorinated machine, gear and lubricating oils
- Collective category 2: halogen-free hydraulic oils
- Collection category 3: halogenated or chlorinated oils
- Collection category 4: biodegradable oils, oils from oil / water mixtures, heating oils and diesel fuels
Web links
- Text of the waste oil regulation
- Text of the circular economy law
- Waste oil and collection categories according to the waste oil ordinance (PDF; 22 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ The waste oil ordinance , information center for operational environmental protection (IBU), Ministry for the Environment, Climate and Energy, Baden-Württemberg
- ↑ Waste oil in Germany ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Federal Association for Secondary Raw Materials and Disposal, accessed on June 13, 2014
