New Rules for Non-Hazardous Waste

The Landfill Directive is already bringing about improvements to the way we manage waste, including setting targets to the divert waste away from landfill.

Two new rules will apply to non hazardous waste from 30 October 2007.

• Liquid wastes will be banned from landfill
• Waste must be treated before it can be landfilled

This means now is the right time for waste producers and landfill operators to talk about how you’ll adapt to these new changes and be more responsible for your waste.

We’ll be focusing our efforts on helping businesses take simple steps to improve the way their waste is managed.

On this page you will find briefing notes, factsheets and guidance. The briefing notes tell you what you need to do to comply with the new rules. There are factsheets for any business producing waste, landfill operators and waste carriers. There are specific factsheets for those managing inert waste, municipal waste and contaminated soil. The guidance gives more detail on the liquid ban and treating non-hazardous wastes.

Briefing notes

• What waste producers and waste managers need to do to comply with the ban on landfilling non-hazardous liquid waste (Acrobat, 105KB, 1 minute)
• How we expect waste producers and waste managers to comply with the future requirement to treat non hazardous waste before it is landfilled (Acrobat, 111KB, 1 minute)
• How we will enforce these regulations (Acrobat, 153KB, 1 minute)

Fact sheets

• Fact sheet for any business producing waste on landfill rules
  More information about the new rules that mean you can no longer send untreated waste to landfill
• Fact sheet for landfill operators on landfill rules
  More information about the new rules that mean you can no longer accept untreated waste at your landfill
• Fact sheet for waste carriers on landfill rules
  Practical advice about the new rules that will stop the landfilling of untreated waste
• Fact sheet for Inert Waste on landfill rules
  Gives practical advice for anyone who produces, manages of landfills inert waste
• Fact sheet for contaminated soil on landfill rules
  More information about new rules that mean you must treat contaminated soil if you plan to send it landfill
• Fact sheet for municipal waste on landfill rules
  Gives practical advice to local authorities invlved in the disposal on municipal solid waste (MSW) at landfills

Guidance

• Diverting liquid from landfill
  If you are a waste producer now is a good time for you to review how you manage your waste and decide whether you need to keep using landfill at all
• Guidance on the treatment of non hazardous waste
• Managing problematic waste streams in the ban on landfilling non-hazardous liquid wastes (Acrobat, 35KB, 1 minute)

Further information

• 'Your waste' flyer (Acrobat, 178KB, 2 minutes )
  Tell your customers about the ban - email them this flyer.
• Frequently Asked Questions (Acrobat, 184KB, 1 minute )
  Answers to your questions on the 30 October landfill ban of untreated wastes and liquid wastes. Version 2

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