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The Landfill Directive is EU legislation set in force in July of 2002 and is designed to reduce the negative effects of landfilling waste and cut down our reliance on landfill as a waste disposal option.
The Landfill Directive initially ensured that hazardous and non-hazardous materials were segregated and that hazardous waste be pre-treated and only sent to a dedicated and licensed hazardous waste landfill site.
Taxation on landfill has risen each year since the Directive was introduced. A rise to £40 per tonne was imposed in April 2009 with further increases of £8 per tonne per annum, resulting in a Landfill Tax of £56 per tonne by 2011!
As a business, you are faced with three different choices for hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials:
- Segregate your waste yourself on your site
- Use an external waste contractor to ‘pre-treat’ or segregate your waste
- Do nothing and face EU fines for non-compliance
Whether as a business you decide to segregate the waste yourself or use the services of The Durham Company to do so, you must ensure that your waste is properly controlled and recorded. You have a Duty of Care under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to keep records of your waste disposal and how your waste is handled.
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