Der Entsorgungsfachbetrieb - Erfahrungen mit der Qualifizierung abfallwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen in einem System der Selbstverantwortung und Eigenkontrolle Abschlussbericht

Paragraph 52 of the German closed substance cycle waste management and waste avoidance management act (KrW-/AbfG) defines the term 'specialised waste management company'. Since the specialised waste management company directive (EfbV) went into effect on October 7, 1996, waste management companies can voluntarily acquire certification as specialised waste management companies, and have thereby a way to document their qualification with a branch-specific quality seal. This directive and the compelementary waste management association guideline (EgRL) specifiy the standards for implementation by the German member states. This research project conducted extensive inquiries about the acceptance of this directive by involved waste management companies, experts and certifying organisations, government authorities and waste producers; it also identified weak points and provided commercial recommendations. Using the states Saxony-Anhalt, North Rhine Westphalia and Berlin as case studies, the impact of 'specialised waste management company' certification was researched by means of questionnaires and interviews directed at specific target groups. In general, all the target groups questioned assessed the branch-specific certification as an appropriate means for improving the quality of waste management services. Weak points evidently exist above all in the job of the experts, which is partially characterised by inadequate auditing depth, scope and system. Recommendations were made for monitoring the certifying organisations. Although the need exists to put individual requirements into concrete terms, a trend in the waste management branch towards more specialised expertise, transparency and individual responsibility brought on by the specialised waste management company directive, is detectable two years after it went into effect. (orig.)Also published as UBA-Texte 63/99Available from TIB Hannover: RN 8908(99-112) / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEUmweltbundesamt, Berlin (Germany); Bundesministerium fuer Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, Bonn (Germany)DEGerman