Published on 20 June 2024

Legislation on composting and anaerobic digestion

Here you will find a list of the federal regulations governing composting and anaerobic digestion. Various cantonal regulations also apply.

• Environmental Protection Act (EPA)

• Waste Ordinance (ADWO)

• Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ORRChem)

• Dünger-Verordnung (DüV)

• Fertiliser Marketing Ordinance (DüBV)

• Verordnung über die Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung (UVPV)

• Ordinance on Air Pollution Control (OAPC)

• Federal Act on the Protection of Waters (WPA)

• Waters Protection Ordinance (WPO)

• Raumplanungsgesetz (RPG)

• Federal Coordination Commission for Occupational Safety (EKAS)

• Weisungen Mindestanalysehäufigkeit Kompost und Vergärungsprodukte_D

  PDF130.10 kB1 January 2024

• Richtlinie ASA

  Federal Coordination Commission for Occupational Safety (EKAS): Guidelines on the consultation of specialists in occupational health and safety (German).

  PDF89.92 kB1 September 2006