Disposal of gastro waste in the Czech Republic related to valid legislation

Abstract

Although the decisive Council Directive 1999/31/EC, on landfilling of waste, which binds the EU member countries to drastically reduce the landfilling of biowaste, the European legislation has not dealt with the questions of gastro waste disposal in detail to date. The directive decrees to reduce the volume of such waste disposed in landfills to 35% by 2020 related to 100% of the produced biodegradable waste in 1995. Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on wastes requires changes in the legislation of the EU member states in the form of accepting relevant legislation regulating biowaste disposal. Apart from the major goal of making a legislative framework for the use of such waste, the legal norms concerning the issue of biodegradable waste also strive to ensure the protection of public health and environmental soundness during waste processing. The importance of meeting the legislative principles becomes especially clear in gastro waste disposal as the risks of microbial contamination are particularly high.