The SISTRI – Special Waste Tracking System, will be definitively abolished starting from 1 January 2019. (Source: Article 6 of Legislative Decree no. 135 of 14 December 2018 “Urgent provisions on support and simplification for businesses and public administration”, published in the Official Journal no. 290 of 14 December 2018 )
As far as we know, Sistri , created in 2010 with the aim of controlling the movement of special waste more precisely, is being definitively cancelled to be replaced by a new waste tracking system that will be organised and managed directly by the Ministry of the Environment.
What needs to be done until the new management system is fully operational?
- Owners subject to the traceability of special waste will have to return to using only the paper system , or, as done up to now, proceed with the compilation of the loading and unloading register and the waste identification form, as provided for in articles 188, 189, 190 and 193 of Legislative Decree 152/2006 and subsequent amendments.
- It will therefore be necessary with the new year to suspend the use of the USB device , for those who have one. To date there do not seem to be details on the return of the same devices and the “Black Boxes”. Furthermore, the deadline for the payment of the annual fee is April 30, but everything suggests that nothing will be due .
These are the statements of the Ministry of the Environment, Sergio Costa: ” We have calculated that currently the traceability of 65% of special waste is ensured. The goal is to reach at least 90%, saving money and time for companies. We must enter into a sort of Sistri 2.0 that digitizes the entire traceability of waste and tax documents, thus overcoming the double paper/digital track and the loading and unloading register “. (Source: Ministry of the Environment )
GSA remains available to provide the most complete information, training and consultancy in the field of special waste management in the company.