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apply for a permit for waste disposal facilities

Are you planning to build or modify a waste disposal facility? Then you may need to obtain a permit from the relevant authority.

The construction and operation of waste treatment and disposal facilities are generally subject to approval.
The Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act applies to landfills. For all other waste disposal or waste treatment processes, the approval procedure is governed by the Federal Immission Control Act.

A permit may be required if a new plant is planned, an already licensed plant is modified or a capacity expansion of a plant previously operated without a permit is undertaken.

Requirements

For the approval are needed:

  • written application

  • drawings and explanations

For insignificant changes to the plant, a notification is required.

In the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, the application forms from Lower Saxony are used for the notification and approval procedure with the approval of the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Environment. The forms and other useful information can therefore be found on the website of the Lower Saxony Trade Inspectorate (see "Form / Online Service")