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 In the period since 1990 (and previously, to some extent), a number of legal provisions have been issued pertaining to Germany's waste-management sector, and a number of relevant measures have been initiated. These moves have had a strong impact on trends in emissions from waste-landfilling. Relevant developments have included intensified collection of biodegradable waste from households and the commercial sector, intensified collection of other recyclable materials, such as glass, paper/cardboard, metals and plastics; separate collection of packaging and recycling of packaging. In addition, incineration of municipal waste has been expanded, and mechanical biological treatment of residual waste has been introduced. As a result, the amounts of landfilled municipal waste decreased very sharply from 1990 to 2006, and stabilised at a low level since 2006. Today over half of municipal waste produced in Germany is collected separately and gleaned for recyclable materials (separate collection of recyclable materials and biodegradable waste). National statistical data are used (see sub-chapter "activity- data"). In the period since 1990 (and previously, to some extent), a number of legal provisions have been issued pertaining to Germany's waste-management sector, and a number of relevant measures have been initiated. These moves have had a strong impact on trends in emissions from waste-landfilling. Relevant developments have included intensified collection of biodegradable waste from households and the commercial sector, intensified collection of other recyclable materials, such as glass, paper/cardboard, metals and plastics; separate collection of packaging and recycling of packaging. In addition, incineration of municipal waste has been expanded, and mechanical biological treatment of residual waste has been introduced. As a result, the amounts of landfilled municipal waste decreased very sharply from 1990 to 2006, and stabilised at a low level since 2006. Today over half of municipal waste produced in Germany is collected separately and gleaned for recyclable materials (separate collection of recyclable materials and biodegradable waste). National statistical data are used (see sub-chapter "activity- data").
  
-In 2004, about 2000 landfills of relevance for this category were in operation in the Federal Republic of Germany.\\+In 2004, about 2.000 landfills of relevance for this category were in operation in the Federal Republic of Germany.\\
 In June 2005, in keeping with new, stricter requirements under the Ordinance on Environmentally Compatible Storage of Waste from Human Settlements (Abfallablagerungsverordnung) and the Landfill Ordinance (Deponieverordnung), nearly half of those landfills were closed. As a result, in 2017 less than 1100 landfills, divided into 5 deposition classes are still in operation.\\ In June 2005, in keeping with new, stricter requirements under the Ordinance on Environmentally Compatible Storage of Waste from Human Settlements (Abfallablagerungsverordnung) and the Landfill Ordinance (Deponieverordnung), nearly half of those landfills were closed. As a result, in 2017 less than 1100 landfills, divided into 5 deposition classes are still in operation.\\
 Also, pursuant to regulations in force since June 2005, landfilling of biodegradable waste is no longer permitted - for conformance with pertinent requirements, municipal waste and other biodegradable waste must be pre-treated via thermal or mechanical-biological processes. Also, pursuant to regulations in force since June 2005, landfilling of biodegradable waste is no longer permitted - for conformance with pertinent requirements, municipal waste and other biodegradable waste must be pre-treated via thermal or mechanical-biological processes.
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 ==== Emission factors ==== ==== Emission factors ====
-See Methodology.+See "Methodology".
  
 ===== Uncertainties ===== ===== Uncertainties =====
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 However, in this year's reporting the need for correction of NMVOC-emissions arises and thus will be reported. Reason for this is that National Statistics have published the recovered gas volumes from the storage and decommissioning phase for 2022, leading to a change of estimated methane emissions under UNFCCC for 2021 + 2022. Due to the fact that the method for the estimation of NMVOC emissions is directly linked to the CH4 amounts estimated by using the IPCCs FOD-Model, the NMVOC-emissions are also affected and recalculated as shown in the following table. In the same course a recalculation of PM and TSP for 2022 is reported additionally (see last table).\\ However, in this year's reporting the need for correction of NMVOC-emissions arises and thus will be reported. Reason for this is that National Statistics have published the recovered gas volumes from the storage and decommissioning phase for 2022, leading to a change of estimated methane emissions under UNFCCC for 2021 + 2022. Due to the fact that the method for the estimation of NMVOC emissions is directly linked to the CH4 amounts estimated by using the IPCCs FOD-Model, the NMVOC-emissions are also affected and recalculated as shown in the following table. In the same course a recalculation of PM and TSP for 2022 is reported additionally (see last table).\\
  
 +__Table 1: Revised NMVOC-emissions [kt]__
 +|                      ^  2021  ^  2022  ^ 
 +^ current submission   |  1,263            |  1,144           |
 +^ previous submission  |  1,211            |  1,117           |
  
-__Table 2: Revised 2021 PM and TSP emissions, in [t]__ +__Table 2: Revised 2022 PM and TSP emissions, in [t]__ 
-|                      ^  PM<sub>2.5</sub>  ^  PM<sub>10</sub>  ^  TSP      ^ +|                      ^  TSP  ^  PM<sub>10</sub>  ^  PM<sub>2.5</sub>      ^ 
-^ current submission   |  1,3078            |  8,6788           |  18,3484  | +^ current submission   |  18,1347            |  8,5777           |  1,2925  | 
-^ previous submission  |  1,3628            |  9,0442           |  19,1209  |+^ previous submission  |  18,3484            |  8,6788           |  1,3078  |
  
  
  
 <WRAP center round info 60%> <WRAP center round info 60%>
-For **pollutant-specific information on recalculated emission estimates for Base Year and for the current year, please see the recalculation tables following [[general:recalculations:start|chapter 8.1 - Recalculations]].+For **pollutant-specific information on recalculated emission estimates for Base Year and 2022**, please see the recalculation tables following [[general:recalculations:start|chapter 8.1 - Recalculations]].
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
  
 ===== Planned improvements ===== ===== Planned improvements =====
-Currently no improvements are planned. + 
-\\ +<WRAP center round info 45%> 
-\\ +At the moment, no category-specific improvements are planned. 
-\\+</WRAP>