Procedure for the criteria application for terminating the application of the status of ash waste from wood incineration plants

TRIS notification 2024/0167/LV — draft technical regulation notified under Directive (EU) 2015/1535 (not yet adopted)

Procedure for the criteria application for terminating the application of the status of ash waste from wood incineration plants

End of standstill: 2024-06-26

1. MSG 001 IND 2024 0167 LV EN 25-03-2024 LV NOTIF
2. Latvia
4. 2024/0167/LV - S20E - Waste
5. Procedure for the criteria application for terminating the application of the status of ash waste from wood incineration plants
6. waste status, wood ash
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8. The draft regulation provides for the procedure for the criteria application for terminating the application of the status application to wood ash obtained from wood incineration plants intended to be used as a raw material for the production of technical potassium carbonate (potash) and technical potassium hydroxide (caustic potash), and as a binder for manufacturing construction materials, and for the construction of road and bottom walls, which would serve as sound absorbing elements, using the obtained ash as a cementing agent for a soil mixture or as an auxiliary material for stabilising the basic ground of the road.
9. The aim of the draft regulation is to ensure a significant reduction in the amount of waste to be disposed of in municipal waste landfills by establishing criteria for ending the waste status application to wood ash obtained from wood incineration plants intended to be used in the construction of road and bottom walls, which would serve as sound absorbing elements, and for the production of cement, concrete, potash and caustic potash.
Taking into account that, according to the EU’s waste management objectives, the share of municipal waste disposed of in SAP on 31 December 2035 will not be more than 10 % of the total amount of municipal waste generated, the ash generated in the production of thermal energy requires a regulatory framework for the procedure for determining the compliance of such ash with the criteria for terminating the application of the status of waste. Establishing such a regulatory framework will also improve the waste management system and will promote both the production of secondary raw materials and the production of products made from secondary raw materials in Latvia.
10. References to main text:
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TBT aspects: No
SPS aspects: No