Spain Issues New Regulations on Waste Oil, Wants 95 Percent Recovery Starting in July

摘要

Madrid—Spain promulgated regulations June 4 making producers of industrial oils responsible for final disposal and setting a target for recovering and reusing 95 percent of oil waste produced after July 1.rnRoyal Decree 679/2006, published in the Boletin Ofi-cial del Estado June 3, states that used oil may be returned to the original manufacturer for waste management. The decree give a strong preference to "regeneration" for waste oil, followed by recycling and disposal.rnThe rules emphasize the "principle of producer responsibility."