What is the Landfill Directive?
The Landfill Directive
is EC 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 £72 per tonne
by 2013!
As a business,
you are faced with three different
choices for hazardous and non-hazardous
waste materials:
1. Segregate
your waste yourself on your site
2. Use an external waste contractor
to 'pre-treat' or segregate your
waste
3. Do nothing and face EC 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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