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Following the consultation in October 2000 on the Regulatory aspects of the EU Landfill Directive, the Government is inviting comments on the draft regulations to implement the Directive in the UK.

This second paper reports back on the outcome of the first consultation and consults on the draft Regulations. The Regulations will implement the requirements of the Landfill Directive through the new Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) regime.

The consultation paper is available, for downloading, in two parts:

• Part 1: Consultation and Draft Regulations (Adobe Acrobat - 870kb)
• Part 2: Annexes and Appendices (Adobe Acrobat - 75kb)

The document has been made available in Adobe Acrobat format for downloading. The Adobe Acrobat Reader can be freely downloaded. Viewers with visual difficulties may find it useful to investigate services provided to improve the accessibility of Acrobat documents -- http://access.adobe.com

Comments are also specifically being invited on a proposed change to the duty of care contained in this latest consultation on implementation of the Landfill Directive.

Responses

Comments should be sent to the Landfill Team, Waste Strategy Division, Zone 7/F9, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE. Alternatively you can E-mail comments to Philip.Walker@defra.gsi.gov.uk. The deadline for comments is 26 October 2001.

Other issues

This consultation does not cover the requirements of Article 5 of the Directive to reduce the amount of biodegradable municipal waste being landfilled. These were considered separately in the consultation paper on Tradable Landfill Permits which is also available on the Defra website at www.defra.gov.uk/environment/consult/tradeperm/index.htm.

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Published 8 August 2001 / Updated 23 August 2001

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