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In Switzerland, rules regarding the expansion of waste dumps are being relaxed. The Environment Department of Federal Councilor Albert Rösti wants to change a regulation and has opened a consultation until mid-April, it announced on Thursday.
With the relaxations, the federal government wants to address the lack of landfill space for the disposal of non-recyclable waste. Expanding existing landfills is one way to counter the tense situation, according to a statement from the Federal Ministry of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (Uvek).
The previous waste regulation specifically prohibits expansions of existing landfills in the area of usable underground water and the peripheral areas necessary for its protection. By adapting the scheme, it should be possible in the future to enlarge existing landfills in the water protection area in exceptional cases.
32 landfills throughout Switzerland
In Switzerland there are a total of 32 landfills for poorly soluble waste, slag from incineration and other waste up to certain limits for organic substances that may be subject to regulation.
The cantons are responsible for waste planning. The federal government assumes that only a few landfills will benefit from the planned exemption.
Association right of appeal for landscape protectors
In addition, the Swiss Free Landscape Association should be included in the list of organizations that can file an association complaint. After the association had submitted a corresponding request, the Uvek also sent the amended regulations on the designation of organizations entitled to complain in the field of environmental protection and nature and heritage protection for consultation.
The association meets the requirements, the Uvek said in its report. With the association’s right of appeal, the Swiss Free Region will be able to take legal action in the future against projects involving the construction of wind turbines that, in their opinion, do not comply with environmental protection or nature and heritage regulations. protection. The federal government expects that the expansion of renewable energy sources can be slowed down. (SDA)
Source:Blick
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