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Italy also set targets for collecting municipal waste separately. The first set of
targets were agreed in 1997 <strong>and</strong> aimed at 35 % separate collection by 2003. The
targets were ambitious in the light of the fact that separate collection at the
time was only 10 %. Even though Italy had not yet met the 2003 target, a second
set of targets was set in 2006, aiming at a progressive improvement in the
separate collection rate, from 40 % in 2007 to 65 % in 2012.
Targets on recycling packaging waste were first introduced in 1997 <strong>and</strong> then
updated in 2006 concurrent with the targets on separate collection those in the
revised Packaging Directive, except for those relating to plastic <strong>and</strong> wood,
which have higher values than the ones set in the directive. The Italian
legislation provides for targets of 26 % for plastic <strong>and</strong> 35 % for wood, rather
than the 22.5 % <strong>and</strong> 15 % respectively stipulated in the directive. (EEA Report
No 7/.,2009)
6.2. Italian waste policy
Italy has four administrative levels: national, regional, provincial <strong>and</strong>
municipal. Each has responsibilities for waste management. The Ministry of
Environment outlines the overall waste management strategy by establishing
the legislative framework, setting targets at national level <strong>and</strong> drawing up the
‘National Waste Management Plan’. The regions prepare regional waste
management plans based on criteria defined in the national legislation <strong>and</strong> the
provinces develop waste management plans in conformity with the regional
plans. (EEA Report No 7/.,2009)
The regions issue regulations in compliance with the national legislation <strong>and</strong>
define the 'optimal areas for the management of waste' (ATOs) that are
responsible for meeting the targets on l<strong>and</strong>filling BMW <strong>and</strong> separate collection
of municipal waste. The ATOs are supposed to represent a geographical entity
where waste management is economically feasible <strong>and</strong> generally correspond to
province boundaries. Other countries have a similar approach of joining forces
but there it is usually the municipalities themselves who decide if <strong>and</strong> with
whom they cooperate. Every region must also formulate a plan for reducing
l<strong>and</strong>filling of biodegradable waste. The regions define the waste streams to be
collected separately <strong>and</strong> issue permits on constructing new treatment capacity
<strong>and</strong> upgrading existing plants. (EEA Report No 7/.,2009)