Commercial waste ordinance
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ordinance on the disposal of commercial municipal waste and of certain construction and demolition waste |
| Short title: | Commercial waste ordinance |
| Abbreviation: | GewAbfV |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Administrative law , environmental law |
| References : | 2129-27-2-15 |
| Original version from: | June 19, 2002 ( Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1938 ) |
| Entry into force on: | January 1, 2003 |
| Last revision from: | April 18, 2017 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 896 ) |
| Entry into force of the new version on: |
predominantly August 1, 2017 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 2 G of 5 July 2017 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 2234, 2260 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
January 1, 2019 (Art. 3 G of July 5, 2017) |
| GESTA : | N022 |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Commercial Waste Ordinance (GewAbfV) stipulates that commercial enterprises separate their waste , such as paper, wood, glass and metals, at the point of origin, in order to ensure the highest possible recycling of the waste. It does not apply to waste that is subject to the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act or the Battery Act (Section 1 (4) of the Ordinance).
With the new version, a 15 year old regulation was modernized. The documentation requirement is now more extensive and there is an expanded waste separation . The previous five categories (paper, glass, plastics, metals, biowaste) have been supplemented by two more (wood and textiles).
The aim is to reduce waste incineration ( thermal waste treatment ) in commercial waste (currently around six million tons per year). The current recycling rate of 7 percent should increase to at least 30 percent.
Separate collection can be dispensed with if the separate collection of the respective waste fraction is technically not possible or economically unreasonable (Section 3 (2) GewAbfV).
Colored commercial waste identification
In many cities in Saxony , commercial waste is collected in red-colored bins and containers.
Web links
- Text of the Commercial Waste Ordinance (valid until August 1, 2017)
- Text of the Commercial Waste Ordinance (valid from August 1, 2017)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Precise waste separation required from August 2017 . In: Deutsche Handwerks Zeitung , July 21, 2017; Retrieved July 26, 2017
- ↑ The Commercial Waste Ordinance . Noventiz.de; Retrieved July 26, 2017
