I. Introduction On December 12, 2008, the amended Waste Framework Directive (new WFD)1 came into force. The transposition period is two years and therefore expires on December 12, 2010.2 This means that the Member States have to transpose the new WFD within a timeframe of two years after its coming into force. Until the end of the transposition period, the old Waste Framework Directive (old WFD),3 including the Waste Oil Directive4 and the Directive on