2025-07-15
On July 11, the Better Biomass Committee of Experts adopted the Addendum regarding Flemish waste regulations and Flemish fertilizer regulation. This addendum substantiates Better Biomass’s recognition of the Flemish regulations regarding the registration and reporting of waste and animal manure as equivalent (paragraphs 2 and 3). It also explains that the self-declaration requirement does not apply to waste collected from Flemish households (paragraph 4).
This addendum should always be read in conjunction with the full Guidelines for Self-Declaration for Disposers of Waste and Residues, published by Better Biomass in June 2025. This document states that Better Biomass may recognize requirements in legislation and regulations for waste and residues as equivalent if they guarantee compliance with Better Biomass’s requirements regarding the self-declaration. For collectors subject to these laws and regulations, this means they do not need to receive and manage self-declarations from the supplying disposers, and that risk-based auditing of the disposers as part of the collector’s certification process is generally not required.
All information can be found on the page: Current Certification Documents under the heading Interpretation Documents and Templates.