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Art. 30d

814.01EPAFederal ActJan 1, 1985Original source
  1. Waste must be reused or materially recovered if this is technically possible and economically viable and has less impact on the environment than an alternative form of disposal or the manufacture of new products.
  2. In accordance with the principles set out in paragraph 1, the following in particular must be recovered:
    1. recoverable metals from waste, wastewater and exhaust air treatment residues;
    2. recoverable parts from uncontaminated excavated material destined for landfill;
    3. phosphorus from sewage sludge and from animal and bone meal and food waste;
    4. waste suitable for composting or fermentation;
    5. nitrogen from wastewater treatment plants.
  3. If material recovery is not possible in accordance with the conditions in paragraph 1, the waste must be prioritised first for material/energy recovery, and secondly for energy recovery only.
  4. The Federal Council shall determine the quantity of phosphorus to be returned to the economic circuit from municipal wastewater or from sewage sludge produced by centralised wastewater treatment plants. It shall do so based on domestic requirements.
  5. The obligation to materially recover phosphorus from sewage sludge shall be deemed fulfilled when the person delivering the sewage sludge proves to the enforcement authority that, for the delivered quantity of sewage sludge, the quantity of phosphorous stipulated by the Federal Council has been returned to the economic circuit. The operating and capital costs not covered by the proceeds from the products, such as phosphoric acid, shall be borne by the producers of sewage sludge.
  6. If it is proved that the obligation to recover phosphorous from sewage sludge, as set out in paragraph 5, has been fulfilled, the sewage sludge may be used as a substitute fuel without the requirement to recover phosphorous from it.
  7. The Federal Council may restrict the use of substances and products for certain purposes if this will promote the sale of equivalent products made from recovered waste without significant loss of quality or additional cost.

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