Detailed description
The proof requirements and registration obligations under the Circular Economy Act (KrWG) aim to document and monitor the proper disposal of waste.
As a waste-producing company that produces hazardous waste, you and the companies involved in its disposal must demonstrate, both to each other and to the responsible authorities, that they have been properly disposed of and maintain the necessary documentation. Even before disposal begins, as a company generating or disposing of waste, you must provide proof of disposal in order to prove the admissibility of the planned type of disposal
However, if you generate less than 20 tonnes of hazardous waste per year, you can take part in the collective disposal verification process instead. In this case, it is not the company that produces the waste that provides proof of disposal, but rather the company that collects the waste. Even in the collective disposal verification process, the responsible authority must usually confirm the admissibility of disposal before disposal begins. The obligation to confirm proof of collective disposal does not apply in the so-called privileged procedure. This applies to the following companies:
As a waste-producing company that produces hazardous waste, you and the companies involved in its disposal must demonstrate, both to each other and to the responsible authorities, that they have been properly disposed of and maintain the necessary documentation. Even before disposal begins, as a company generating or disposing of waste, you must provide proof of disposal in order to prove the admissibility of the planned type of disposal
However, if you generate less than 20 tonnes of hazardous waste per year, you can take part in the collective disposal verification process instead. In this case, it is not the company that produces the waste that provides proof of disposal, but rather the company that collects the waste. Even in the collective disposal verification process, the responsible authority must usually confirm the admissibility of disposal before disposal begins. The obligation to confirm proof of collective disposal does not apply in the so-called privileged procedure. This applies to the following companies:
- Waste disposal facilities that are certified as specialist waste disposal companies
- Waste disposal facilities that belong to a company registered in the EMAS register
- Waste disposal facilities that are exempt from the confirmation requirement upon application by the responsible authority.