Commentaries: Art. 18

The cantons shall draw up a sludge disposal plan and bring it into line with the new requirements within the deadlines imposed by experts.
The disposal plan sets the following as a minimum:
1. how sludge from the central wastewater treatment plants should be disposed of;
2. which procedures, including construction and modification of installations used for disposal of sludge, are required at what time;
3. ¹ how phosphorus is recovered in accordance with Articles 1 and 15a of the Waste Ordinance of 4 December 2015², unless this process is described in the waste management plan in accordance with Article 4 of the Waste Ordinance.
The sludge disposal plan shall be accessible to the public.

Inserted by No I of the O of 29 Oct. 2025, in force since 1 Dec. 2025 (AS 2025 745). See also the transitional provision to the Amendment of 29.10.2025 at the end of the text. ↩
SR 814.600 ↩

Art. 18