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Vegetable waste Disposal by incineration
The open incineration of vegetable waste is authorised for disposal outside approved installations as follows:
- Authorisation on a case-by-case basis, on request to the competent body or
- general authorisation following a notification of vegetable waste or parts of plants containing harmful organisms to the competent body
Authorisation in individual cases requires an informal application. The competent authority shall examine the application and decide on it by individual order.
The general authorisation requires a timely notification. The competent authority shall check whether the conditions (infestation with harmful organisms) are met.
After the notification period has expired, incineration shall be permitted, unless the competent authority has taken any other decision by then.
The responsibility lies with the district and the district-free city, the hanover region, the cities of Celle, Cuxhaven, Göttingen, Hildesheim and Lüneburg.
- The crop waste has been generated as part of the maintenance and management of overgrown land and
- are burned on the land on which they were attacked,
- the well-being of the general public and the neighbourhood will not be affected and
- there is no ban on incineration.
Additional requirements for authorisation in individual cases:
Exploitation and transfer to the public waste disposal provider are not technically possible or cannot be expected economically.
Additional condition for general approval:
The vegetable waste consists of plants or parts of plants with harmful organisms determined in the Plant Waste Ordinance (PflAbfVO) plant.
The application or notification shall provide evidence that the conditions are met. Please contact the appropriate body.
The amount of the fee depends on the administrative burden.
Approval in individual cases
Fee: at least 36,00 Euro
Advertisement in the event of a general approval
Fee: at least 24,00 Euro
Approval in individual cases
Application deadline:none
Advertisement in the event of a general approval
Notification period:6 working days before the day of the planned incineration
Advertisement for a general approval in the case of harmful organisms in accordance with No. 2 Plant Waste Ordinance (PflAbfVO)
Notification period:2 working days before the day of the planned incineration
After the notification period has expired, incineration shall be permitted, unless the competent authority has taken any other decision by then.
Waste, including vegetable waste, e.g. from the garden, should be used as a priority. Please note the notes in the service "Garden Waste Disposal".
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Lower Saxony Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Protection
Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)