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Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 December 2003
Changes in Landfill Laws Will be
Highlighted at NE
Changes in Landfill Laws will be highlighted at NEMEX, the National Energy Management Exhibition at NEC.
There can be little doubt that the EU Landfill Directive will have far reaching effects, not only on landfill operators but also on anyone involved in contaminated land remediation One of the Directive's main aims is to classify sites across the entire continent and provide a more consistent approach to regulation
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 11 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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In the UK, the regulation comes in the form of the Landfill Regulations 2002, the policing of which will fall on the Environment Agency's shoulders.
The regulations include a number of fundamental changes to the way in which we manage waste in this country.
Some of these changes will rapidly have an impact on all businesses and consumers, while others will have more specific impact on the construction industry and land development.
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Briefly, the major highlights of the Landfill Regulations are: 1.
The quantity of biodegradable municipal solid waste sent to landfill needs to be reduced by over a third of the 1995 levels, by 2020.
2.
Landfill as a form of disposal of certain waste will be banned entirely.
The highest profile waste in this category is probably car tyres, although it will also include many hazardous, clinical or corrosive wastes.
3.
The majority of waste will require treatment before disposal to landfill.
4.
All landfill sites will be re-classified for; hazardous, non-hazardous or inert waste.
In addition, larger landfills that accept either hazardous or non-hazardous waste will now fall under the IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) directive.
With all these important changes taking place in the legislation and use of landfills, the forthcoming International Clean Up (ICU) exhibition and conference is bound to attract high levels of interest from a wide range of organisations and companies who will be affected by the new regulations.
Developers, land owners, local authorities and remediation consultants are especially likely to find the ICU conference valuable.
The Environmental Industries Commission will be hosting two seminars designed to provide information on remediation licensing and the implications of the landfill directive for remediation licensing.
These will be complemented by seminars designed for property developers and local authorities, to be hosted by CIRIA.
Significantly, since landfill has recently become such a vital part of the waste chain, this year will also see the launch of an entirely new section of ICU, Landfill Expo.
During the three days between 30th March and 1st April, the NEC will host what has now become the UK's largest environmental business event.
ICU and Landfill Expo will be co-located with the long established environmental technology exhibition, ET2004 and will also be joined in 2004 by NEMEX, the National Energy Management Exhibition.
The opportunity to discover more about waste management doesn't end with the ICU conference.
Visitors to the NEC will be able to meet the UK's leading suppliers of remediation technologies, landfill managers and environmental consultants as well as having the opportunity to hear first hand from the Environment Agency - during a number of briefings taking place on the EA's stand in the ET2004 exhibition.
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