Regulations Regarding Waste Recovery and Disposal Types

Issued pursuant to
Section 22, Paragraph two, Clause 1 of
of the Waste Management Law

1. This Regulation prescribes the waste recovery types (Annex 1) and the waste disposal types (Annex 2).

2. Incineration of municipal solid waste in dedicated incinerators shall be classified as code R1 corresponding waste recovery type if the energy efficiency of such facilities are equal to or greater than:

2.1. 0.60 - for facilities operating in accordance with the laws and regulations regarding the requirements for waste incineration and operation of waste incinerators and for the operation of which a permit for Category A or B polluting activity has been issued before 1 January 2009;

2.2. 0.65 - for facilities for the operation of which a permit for Category A or B polluting activity has been issued after 31 December 2008.

3. Energy efficiency of the incinerators referred to in Paragraph 2 of this Regulation shall be calculated in accordance with Annex 3 to this Regulation.

4. Waste gasification and pyrolysis, using waste components as chemical substances, shall be classified as code R3 corresponding waste recovery type.

5. Soil treatment, which results in recovery of soil, and recycling of inorganic construction materials shall be classified as code R5 corresponding waste recovery type.

6. If a more corresponding waste recovery code cannot be identified to classify the corresponding waste recovery operation, code R12 and sub-codes R12A, R12B and R12C shall be used to classify operations, which are performed prior to waste recovery, including waste pre-treatment (including dismantling, sorting, crushing, compressing, granulation, drying, cutting, conditioning, repackaging, separating or mixing), before using any of the waste recovery types corresponding to R1, R2, R3, R3A, R3B, R3C, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R10A or R11 codes or sub-codes.

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7. Code D11 corresponding waste disposal type is prohibited in accordance with the laws and regulations in the field of ship-generated waste management and the international agreements in the field of marine environment and marine safety.

8. If a more corresponding waste recovery code cannot be identified to classify the corresponding waste disposal operation, code D13 shall be used to classify operations, which are performed prior to waste disposal, including waste pre-treatment (covering sorting, crushing, compressing, granulation, drying, cutting, conditioning or separating), before using any of the waste recovery types corresponding to codes D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11 or D12.

Informative Reference to European Union Directives

This Regulation contains legal norms arising from Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives.

Prime Minister V. Dombrovskis

Minister for Environmental Protection
and Regional Development R. Vējonis

Annex 1
Cabinet Regulation No. 318
26 April 2011

Waste Recovery Types

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Notes.
¹ Upon completing the environmental protection state statistical report - form "No. 3-Waste. Report on waste" - in accordance with the regulations regarding environmental protection state statistical report forms, if applicable, a sub-code corresponding to the respective recovery type shall be indicated in the form.
² The list included in this Annex is not complete.
³ In accordance with the time periods laid down in the laws and regulations regarding waste management.

Annex 2
Cabinet Regulation No. 319
26 April 2011

Waste Disposal Types

Notes.
¹ The list included in this Annex is not complete.
² In accordance with the time periods laid down in the laws and regulations regarding waste management.

Minister for Environmental Protection
and Regional Development R. Vējonis

Annex 3
Cabinet Regulation No. 319
26 April 2011

Calculation of Energy Efficiency of Waste Incinerators

Energy efficiency of the waste incinerators referred to in Paragraph 2 of this Regulation shall be calculated in accordance with the best available technical methods for waste incineration, using the following formula:

Energy efficiency = (Ep - (Ef + Ei))/(0,97 × (Ew + Ef)),where:

Ep - thermal energy or electricity generated within a year, which is calculated by multiplying the amount of energy, which is expressed as electricity, by the coefficient 2.6 and by multiplying the amount of thermal energy generated for commercial purposes by the coefficient 1.1 (GJ/year);

Ef - amount of fuel energy fed into the facility within a year for generation of steam (GJ/year);

Ew - the amount of energy provided by waste incineration within a year, which is calculated using the lowest waste thermal capacity (GJ/year);

Ei - the amount of energy supplied to facilities within a year, excluding Ew and Ef (GJ/year);

0.97 - a factor that characterises energy losses from dross generation and heat emission.

Minister for Environmental Protection
and Regional Development R. Vējonis

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