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such as: Waste, Management (of waste), Recovery, Prevention (of waste),
Disposal, Minimum st<strong>and</strong>ard, etc.
The key points of the government position regarding the opinion of the CTOA
are:
‣ The collection <strong>and</strong> disposal (incineration as a method of
disposal <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong>filling) of household waste are a utility
function. The government must ensure that facilities for
performing this utility function are present <strong>and</strong>, in the last
resort, must provide them itself. In principle, parties other than
the government may also exercise the utility function, but this
must not jeopardize the continuity of waste management or the
government’s responsibility for it;
‣ Responsibility for controlling waste is becoming more
centralized <strong>and</strong> there is a shift in powers from the provincial to
the national level. This change is mainly a consequence of the
changing scale of the facilities required for waste management
<strong>and</strong> the expected increasing disappearance of geographic
borders. Producer responsibility means that producers or
importers are responsible or share responsibility for the
management of the products they have or will put on the
market <strong>and</strong> that have reached the end-of-life stage. This
responsibility may be exp<strong>and</strong>ed into a chain responsibility, in
which other links are also given responsibilities.
‣ There will be one waste management plan covering both
hazardous <strong>and</strong> non-hazardous waste that will apply to the
entire waste management chain. The individual parts will be
formulated in or following consultation with the parties
concerned. The Minister for Housing, Spatial Planning <strong>and</strong> the
Environment will lay down the plan, for which a legal basis will
be created;
‣ Provincial boundaries for waste management can be abolished
if certain conditions are met. Provided the environmentally