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Application of pollution charge to the incineration of waste for energy use

Notification Number:

2025/0679/EE (Estonia)

Date received:

12/11/2025

End of Standstill:

Not applicable

Fiscal Measures:

Yes

Draft Text:

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Impact assessment:

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Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2025) 3206

Directive (EU) 2015/1535

Notification: 2025/0679/EE

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1. MSG 001 IND 2025 0679 EE EN 12-11-2025 EE NOTIF

2. Estonia

3A. Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium, ettevõtluskeskkonna ja tööstuse osakond, ettevõtluskeskkonna talitus
Harju 11, 15072 Tallinn.
karl.stern@mkm.ee
tel: 00 372 6256 405

3B. Kliimaministeerium, aadress Suur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn
Ringmajanduse osakond, info@kliimaministeerium.ee

4. 2025/0679/EE - S20E - Waste

5. Application of pollution charge to the incineration of waste for energy use

6. Incineration of non-hazardous waste for energy recovery

7.
Directive (EC) No 94/62 on packaging and packaging waste
No.

8. A pollution charge for the use of waste as energy will be implemented in Estonia from 1 July 2026 if waste will be used as fuel or an energy source.
The pollution rates for energy use from waste per tonne of waste are as follows:
(1) mixed municipal waste – EUR 60;
2) non-hazardous waste, excluding wood waste and mixed municipal waste, — EUR 40.
If waste is used for energy purposes in a quantity greater than permitted in the environmental permit, the pollution charge rate shall be increased by 5 times, and without the permit, the pollution charge rate shall be increased by 10 times. The fee rates are the same for both imported waste and waste generated in Estonia.
The fee must be declared (based on the amount of incinerated waste in tonnes) through the Information System for Environmental Decisions (https://kotkas.envir.ee/) and paid to the Tax and Customs Board through a prepayment account.

9. The aim is to incentivise target groups (waste operators) to prioritise waste recycling over waste incineration and landfilling, and to ensure that circular economy principles are increasingly taken into account.
In the 2023 Early Warning Report, Estonia is one of the 18 Member States that is likely to fall short of the 2025 target of recycling 55% of municipal waste. One of the recommendations mentioned in this report is the introduction of a charge for the incineration of mixed municipal waste.

10. References to related legislation:

11. No

12.

13. No

14. Yes

15. Yes

16.
TBT aspects: No

SPS aspects: No

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European Commission
Contact point Directive (EU) 2015/1535
email: grow-dir2015-1535-central@ec.europa.eu

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message-id	Year	Number	Country	Type	Title	Date received	Is answer to
113751	2025	3207	COMEuropean Commission	005	Communication Fiscal measures	12-11-2025
113752	2025	3208	COMEuropean Commission	037	Competitiveness analysis	12-11-2025

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