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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.
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.
The scheme was established by the Landfill Tax Regulations in 1996. [1] The LTCS was designed to help mitigate the effects of landfill upon local communities. It encourages partnerships between landfill operators, their local communities and the voluntary and public sectors. Since 2014, a similar scheme operates in relation to Scottish Landfill ...
The scope of the tax is set down in the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (SI 1527). The Landfill Tax (Contaminated Land) Order 1996 (SI 1529) sets out provisions for exempting waste generated as a result of cleaning up historically contaminated land. The tax is based on the weight of the waste to be deposited, thereby applying the polluter pays ...
Landfill tax regulations; Statutory recycling targets; 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 ...
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Landfill tax; Landfill Tax (Scotland) Act 2014; Landfill Tax Credit Scheme; M. Metropolitan Streets Act 1867; N. National Waste Strategy; P. Packaging Recovery Note ...
The initial rate of tax was set at £82.60 for the standard rate and £2.60 for the lower rate. [6] As of 1 April 2016, these increased, with the standard rate of Scottish Landfill Tax set at £84.40 per tonne, and a lower rate of £2.68 per tonne applying to "qualifying materials", which includes deposits such as waste soils and minerals. [7 ...