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In addition to the above, landfill sites fall within the regulations drafted in response to the Groundwater Directive (agreed in 1979; published 1980 ) and which have been implemented through the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (Regulation 4) and the PPC Regime and Groundwater Regulations of 1998 (Hydrological Assessment Guidance 2003).
English: These Regulations set out a pollution control regime for landfills for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 99-31-EC on the landfill of waste (“the Landfill Directive”) in England and Wales. Landfills have previously been subject to either the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 or the Pollution Prevention and ...
The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 [3] provides the legal framework for the scheme and for the allocation of tradable landfill allowances to each waste disposal authority in England. These allowances will convey the right for a waste disposal authority to landfill a certain amount of biodegradable municipal waste in a specified scheme year.
Landfill Tax was introduced in 1996 by Conservative Secretary of State for the Environment, John Gummer, and was the UK's first environmental tax. [3] [4] The tax is seen as a key mechanism in enabling the UK to meet its targets set out in the Landfill Directive for the landfilling of biodegradable waste.
Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, [12] as amended in 2012, [13] transposing the Waste Framework Directive into UK law Waste Management Licensing Regulations UK waste management facilities register for one or more of 28 standard permits, may opt for an exemption from licensing or complete a bespoke permit.
The EU has introduced a number of directives which determine the targets of UK domestic recycling policy: The 1999 Landfill Directive is one of the most important of these, which demands a reduction in the amount of waste being sent to landfill from 11.2 million tonnes in 2010 to 7.46 million tonnes in 2013 [14] [15]
This Part was intended to give effect to articles 5(1) and (2) of Council Directive 1999/31/EC (OJ L 182, 16 July 1999, page 1). [3]The powers conferred by sections 6 and 7 and 10 to 13 and 15 and 16 and 26 were exercised by the Landfill Allowances and Trading Scheme (England) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3212) and the Landfill Allowances Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/416)
The Environment Act 1995 added a requirement to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 requiring the Secretary of State, as of 2008 the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to prepare a National Waste Strategy for England and Wales and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, a Strategy for Scotland. [1]