Waste Framework Directive—snapshot

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Waste Framework Directive—snapshot

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Key informationWaste Framework Directive
TitleDirective 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (Waste Framework Directive)
Entry into force12 December 2008
Deadline for transposition12 December 2010
RepealingDirective 75/439/EEC, Directive 91/689/EEC and Directive 2006/12/EC
AmendmentsSee EUR-lex
References to Articles of the Waste Framework Directive in this Practice Note refer to those Articles in the consolidated text, as last amended from 5 July 2018.
SubjectWaste

Aims and objectives

Waste policy is aimed at minimising the use of resources, and encouraging the practical application of the waste hierarchy to manage different streams of waste to reduce landfill. It also aims to minimise the negative effects of waste on human health and the environment. The Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC is the starting point for waste management and applicable controls in the EU.

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