Det skal påpeges, at de gamle medlemsstater har haft meget længere tid til at tilpasse deres affaldsbehandlingssystemer til de strenge krav, mens de nye bliver tvunget til at indføre lovgivningsmæssige mekanismer og bygge den nødvendige infrastruktur langt hurtigere.
It is worth pointing out that the old Member States have had far more time to adapt their waste management systems to the stringent requirements, while the new ones are being forced to introduce legal mechanisms and build the necessary infrastructure a lot more quickly.