Waste 21

Guide to the Plan

Chapters 1 to 3 give an account of the strategy and initiatives of Waste 21.

Chapter 1 presents the main elements of the waste management plan. In Chapter 2 an account is given of the basic principles of the Danish regulation and organisation of waste management. Chapter 3 summarises the initiatives of the plan for increased recycling, reduced resource consumption, improved quality of recycling/treatment, as well as reduced landfilling. These initiatives will be implemented in the years 1998-2004. Initiatives are presented for all waste sectors, and specific fractions are mentioned in the most relevant sectors.

These chapters are followed by five appendices presenting the issues one by one. The waste management plan - and especially the appendices - has been collated as a reference book, and consequently some issues are stated more than once.

Appendix A on waste regulation summarises instruments used in the Danish waste model. EU waste regulation is also summarised.

Appendix B on waste amounts, technological development and statistical bases presents the status of waste amounts in 1997 and recent years' developments in waste amounts. Furthermore, the need for technological development in waste management is discussed, and new initiatives to improve statistics, including the extension of the ISAG - the Danish Information System for Waste and Recycling - are presented.

In Appendix C on capacity, an outline is given of capacity at waste incineration plants, landfills, and treatment plants for hazardous waste.

In Appendices D and E, sectors and fractions are presented: Status for 1997, objectives for 2004, initiatives to meet targets, present regulation, environmental and economic evaluation of initiatives, as well as implications for national and local waste authorities. Also, treatment capacity for the fractions in question is stated.