The plant Waste homologation
 

Waste homologation

The submission of waste to the Barricalla plant is subject to accurate preventive control procedures that involve the classification and homologation of each type of waste.

This operation guarantees that for each type of waste submitted to the plant there is complete pre-existing knowledge with regards to the following aspects:

  • source and origin of the waste material
  • information regarding the process that has produced the waste ( description and characteristics of raw materials and of products)
  • treatments to which the waste was subjected to
  • physical appearance of the waste (odour, colour, morphology)
  • code of the European waste listing ( decision of the EU Commission 200-/532/CE)
  • properties that make the waste dangerous, in compliance with the norms of attachment III of the directive 91/689/CEE of Council of the 12th of December 1991, relating to dangerous waste.
  • the category the different types of waste belong to
  • the sampling methodologies used to collect the waste samples.
  • the quantity of waste accumulated
  • the estimated time lapse for processing
  • the estimated frequency of processing
  • the estimated quantity for each processed batch.

Initially the acceptability of the waste is assessed with authorization parameters, a few important exclusions are made (such as liquid waste, health sector waste, explosives, etc.), in this phase the analyses provided by the Producer/Submitter are checked.

The waste that is within the set authorization limits can initiate the homologation process, which involves contacts with the producer, inspections of the production site, knowledge of the productive cycle and further analytical procedures on the waste.

When deemed necessary particular packaging procedures are implemented for the reception of special types of refuse (for example those containing asbestos, or those of a powdery nature, which must be contained in big-bags, containers in polypropylene with internal protection in polyethylene).

Whenever it is detected that the waste does not fully match the analytical characteristics that were provided to us, or when a breach of standard operational requirements is detected the homologation procedure is interrupted. On the other hand when the standards are met the waste is then deemed acceptable and its homologation is allowed.