This directive came into force 28 December 2005 and poses limits on
atmospheric emissions from burning of waste. It applies to co-incineration
plants such as cement kilns as well as dedicated incinerators.
To help in the development of policy concerning used oil the European
Commission commissioned a review of existing environmental impact
studies which was published in 2001. The Commission produced a
strategy document, the “Thematic Strategy on Prevention and Recycling
of Waste” in 2005 aimed at reducing waste and seeking to improve the
use of waste materials. This report applied life cycle thinking to used oil
disposal and concluded that “priority to regeneration of waste oils over
use as fuel is not justified by any clear advantage.” A further conclusion
was that collection rates are too low