Ordinance
on the Avoidance and the Disposal of Waste
(Waste Ordinance, ADWO)

¹ In com­post­ing and fer­ment­a­tion fa­cil­it­ies that ac­cept more than 100 t of waste each year, bio­gen­ic waste may only be al­lowed to de­com­pose or fer­ment if it is suit­able for the rel­ev­ant pro­ced­ure due to its prop­er­ties, and in par­tic­u­lar its nu­tri­ent and pol­lut­ant con­tent, and for re­cov­ery as fer­til­iser as defined in Art­icle 5 of the Fer­til­iser Or­din­ance of 10 Janu­ary 2001³⁵ (FertO). Waste that is fer­men­ted in fa­cil­it­ies for co-fer­ment­a­tion in waste wa­ter treat­ment plants is ex­empt from the re­quire­ment of suit­ab­il­ity as fer­til­iser.

² Pack­aged bio­gen­ic waste may only be al­lowed to de­com­pose or fer­ment in com­post­ing and fer­ment­a­tion fa­cil­it­ies in ac­cord­ance with para­graph 1 oth­er than waste wa­ter treat­ment plants if:

a.

the pack­aging is bio-de­grad­able and suit­able for the pro­ced­ure con­cerned; or

b.

the pack­aging is as far as pos­sible re­moved be­fore or dur­ing de­com­pos­i­tion or fer­ment­a­tion.

³ The reg­u­la­tions in the FertO and the OR­RChem³⁶ re­lat­ing to com­post and di­gest­ates also ap­ply.