Management of waste from extractive industries: The new European reference document on the Best Available Techniques

Elena Garbarino, Glenn Orveillon and Hans Saveyn

Resources Policy, 2020, vol. 69, issue C

Abstract: The impacts from an inappropriate management of extractive waste may endanger the environment or human health and even result in disasters. The Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for the Management of Waste from Extractive Industries provides up-to-date information and data on the management of extractive waste and a list of BAT to prevent or reduce any related adverse effects on the environment and human health. The elaboration of BAT constituted a major challenge due to the vast diversity in extractive waste activities, sectors, geography, climatic and site specific conditions in Europe. These all influence the resulting emissions to soil, water and air. The application of a risk-specific approach has enabled reflecting this diversity and adapting the deployment of techniques according to an evaluation of the environmental risks and possible impacts. Based on this evaluation, generic and/or risk-specific BAT are identified as cornerstones for setting performance objectives and managing risk.

Keywords: Extractive waste; Environmental risk and impact evaluation; Best available techniques; Safety; Pollution prevention and control; Design for closure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101782

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