Landfill of Waste

DEFRA, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, are in charge of implementation in the UK. The policy in relation to the Landfill Directive is set out on their website at http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/topics/landfill-dir/index.htm

Useful information for local authorities, as well as those who produce and those who handle hazardous waste is available at www.hazardouswaste.org.uk - a website produced by The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM).

On 16 July 2004, a Council Decision establishing criteria for the acceptance of waste at landfills came into force. The Decision was adopted by EU Ministers in 2002 to complement rules outlined in the earlier Landfill Directive (1999).

Last updated 15 June 2006