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Integrated Pollution Control, Compliance and Enforcement of EU Environmental legislation to Industries (IPPC and non IPPC) of the Food Production/Processing Sector

  • Number: 2001/01
  • Status: Finalised
  • Period: 2001
  • Lead Country: Greece

  • Project team countries:
    Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and UK.

  • Participating countries:
    Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and UK.

Executive Summary

The purpose of the project was to exchange information between EU Member States (MS) and Candidate Countries in order to develop options for integrated pollution control, compliance and enforcement for food production/processing industrial activities (IPPC and non IPPC).



Project description

Three food sub-sectors of interest were identified during the initial phase of the project: milk industry, meat processing, and breweries. Data on those sub-sectors were collected using a Questionnaire that was circulated among the IMPEL and AC-IMPEL Network (National Coordinators).

Some of the main conclusions are:

  • The meat processing and the milk industry are among the most important food industry sub-sectors in the majority of the EU and AC.
  • In comparison with other industry sectors, there are generally no toxic and hazardous substances associated with these three food sub-sectors.
  • Solid waste management is an important issue for part of the meat industry.
  • Some toxic and hazardous substances are used in the food sectors.
  • Self-monitoring is considered to be essential for all industrial plants.
  • High consumption of water and high energy consumption are among the common problems.
  • Absence of sufficient recycling, material recovery and reuse, weak supervision of discharges to municipal sewers, and solid waste management.
  • Absence of appropriate treatment or not good operation of existing suitable treatment systems for the liquid effluent (wastewater) and operation without all necessary permits, or non compliance with permit conditions are problems associated with some non-IPPC plants of the meat and milk industry.
  • Guidelines of the World Bank can be seen as a starting point for the establishment of pollution prevention and control strategies.
Final report - IPPC and Enforcement of EU Environmental legislation to Industries (IPPC and non IPPC) of the Food Production/Processing Sector Annex