Organization CH: Switzerland VD: Canton of Vaud DJES: Department of Youth, Environment and Security DGE: Directorate-General for the Environment DGE-GEODE: Geology, Soils and Waste Division

The division is responsible for legislation in geology, underground resource extraction, quarry and gravel-pit planning and control, soil protection, urban waste management, landfill planning, remediation of former sites, and groundwater protection.