Waste Management

European Commission
Environment DG
Preparing a
Waste Management Plan
A methodological guidance note
May 2003
European Topic Centre on Waste and Material Flows

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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
1 INTRODUCTION 5
1.1 About this document 5
1.2 Why waste management plans? 6
1.3 Structure of a typical waste management plan 6
1.4 Planning process and public consultation 7
2 LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK 10
2.1 Legislation on waste 10
2.2 EU waste management principles 14
2.3 Other relevant EU legislation 18
3 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DRAFTING A
WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN 19
3.1 Definition of the scope of the plan 19
3.2 Participants in the planning process 20
3.3 Assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the
environment 23
3.4 Time-schedule for the planning process 23
3.5 Relationship with other plans and policies 24
4 STATUS PART 26
4.1 Waste quantities 26
4.2 Waste collection and treatment 29
4.3 Economy and financing 30
4.4 Basis for decision and evaluation of previous objectives 31
5 THE PLANNING PART 33
5.1 Assumptions for planning 34
5.2 Setting objectives 35
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5.3 The waste management system in the planning period - action plan 37
5.4 Possible measures for the implementation of a waste management
plan 42
5.5 Long-term development 46
6 USEFUL WEBSITES AND PUBLICATIONS 48
6.1 Further information 48
6.2 Guidelines 49
6.3 National waste management plans and strategies 49
6.4 Publications 51
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1 Introduction
1.1 About this document
Nature
EU legislation requires the competent authority in each Member State to
draw up one or more waste management plans in accordance with relevant
EU directives. Applying the principles of these directives when implementing
a national waste management system is the responsibility of each individual
Member State. As such, waste management planning has become a
permanent element in public planning efforts in all EU Member States.
These Guidelines aim to provide a tool... [continues]

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