Definition: Incineration

Category: Waste statistics

Thermal treatment of waste in an incineration plant as define in Article 3(4) or a co-incineration plant as defined in Article 3(5) of European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/76/EC of 4 December 2000 on the incineration of waste. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/env_wasmun_esms.htm Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the incineration of waste