Hazardous Waste Management Policy in the European Union: Case of Germany and Unification

EC HAZARDOUS WASTE LEGISLATION 2 The Environmental Action Programs 2 Polluter Pays Principle 3 The Growth of the European Environmental Movement 4 The Framework Directives on Waste 5 Transfrontier Movement of Hazardous Waste 6 The SEA and Environmental Policy 12 Monitoring for Compliance 14 Subsidiarity and Environmental Policy 15 HAZARDOUS WASTE LEGISLATION IN GERMANY 17 The German Waste Oil Directive 17 The German Waste Law 19 THE NEW GERMAN LÄNDER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY 21 The Situation Before Unification 21 Clean-up in the New Länder 22 The New Länder and EC Legislation 23 The Feasibility of Environmental Clean-up in the New Länder 25 DIFFICULTIES IN HARMONIZING ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION 27 TABLE 1 31 TABLE 2 32 TABLE 3 33 BIBLIOGRAPHY 34