Waste acceptance

The typical waste types imported to Ekokem are pesticides, PCB contaminated material and other organic hazardous waste including highly chlorinated materials. There are some limitations for the materials acceptable for treatment at Ekokem. Radioactive materials and explosives are not accepted for treatment. Please, feel free to contact us for discussing the possible acceptance of your waste for treatment.

Regulations and licences

Ekokem is licensed to import hazardous waste for treatment provided the importation complies with national and international regulations, in particular the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 1989, and the European Community Council Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006.

In practice this means that following acceptance by Ekokem of the suitability of the materials for treatment, all transboundary movements of hazardous waste need to be consented to by the competent authorities of the import, export and transit countries. All movements will be reported to the competent authorities in accordance with the abovementioned regulations.

Packaging and transport

When transporting hazardous waste for treatment, compliance with national and international regulations is essential.

Transportation by road must be in accordance with the local transport regulations and the Europeans Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR). When transporting by sea, the requirements of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods code (IMDG) apply. All drums, containers aor other packaging material must be UN-approved.

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Packages and containers (1,9 MB)