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Swiss federal authorities

This type includes the disposal and treatment prior to disposal of solid or non-solid non-hazardous waste:

  • operation of landfills for the disposal of non-hazardous waste
  • disposal of non-hazardous waste by combustion or incineration or other methods, with or without the resulting production of electricity or steam, compost, substitute fuels, biogas, ashes or other by-products for further use, etc.
  • treatment of organic waste for disposal

This type excludes:

  • incineration and combustion of hazardous waste (see 382200)
  • operation of facilities where commingled recoverable materials such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans and metals are sorted into distinct categories (see 383200)
  • decontamination, clean up of land, water; toxic material abatement (see 390000)