Waste legislation
Official Publications
Waste legislation and regulation
Landfill engineering
Guidelines for the certification of geosynthetics, polymers and leak-detection-systems in accordance with the German Landfill Ordinance
Guidelines for the certification of geomembranes used to line landfills (not accessible) [PDF, 261 KB] (8th Edition, May 2017)
Guidelines for the certification of protection layers for geomembranes in landfill sealing systems (not accessible) [PDF, 324 KB]
Guidelines for the certification of geotextiles for filtration and separation in landfill sealing systems (not accessible) [PDF, 242 KB]
Provisional guidelines for the certification of polymeric geogrids for landfill capping systems (not accessible) [PDF, 331 KB] (3rd Edition, April 2016)
Tables of certified geosynthetics, polymers and leak-detection-system
Tabellen der BAM-zugelassenen Geokunststoffe, Polymere und serienmäßig hergestellten Dichtungskontrollsysteme (not accessible) [PDF, 293 KB] für Deponieabdichtungssysteme sowie die Listen der Produzenten (Update: 01. August 2023)
Please find more guidelines and recommendations on this subject on our corresponding German webpage.
