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4. Waste management principles
Under the polluter-pays principle, waste holders are responsible for their waste up to the final stage of disposal (art. L. 541-2 of the Environment Code).
This implies that it is technically and financially organized in such a way as to :
respect the hierarchy established by the Environmental Code between prevention and management of its waste, and encourage the former by all means, particularly sorting at source;
ensure that waste is managed without endangering human health or harming the environment;
organize the transport of waste in order to limit its distance and volume;
provide information to the public on the environmental and public health impacts of waste production...
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Bibliography
- (1) - ANDRA (Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs) - Inventaire national des matières et déchets radioactifs : Les essentiels 2024. - 32 p. (2024). https://inventaire.andra.fr / ISSN : 2105-3065
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Standards and norms
- Solid recovered fuels – Specifications and classes (standard withdrawn, but still often cited in the literature) - NF EN 15359 - 2011
- Solid recovered fuels – Specifications and classes. - ISO 21640 - 2021
- Environmental management – Material flow accounting – General framework. - NF EN ISO 14051 - 2012
- Environmental management systems – Requirements and guidelines for use. - NF EN ISO 14001 - 2015 ...
Regulations
(Main references)
Code de la santé publique – Part 1 er – Livre III – Titre 3 – Chapter 5 – Section 1: Waste from infectious and similar healthcare activities.
Public Health Code – Part 1 er – Book III – Title 3 – Chapter 3 – Section 4: Acquisition, distribution, import, export, transfer,...
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