Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for inert waste
- Only accept inert waste that is listed or meets the definition Operator
Scottish Statutory Instrument
2003
United Kingdom
The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003
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What this Act requires
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Schedules
Location
- Ensure landfill location meets environmental and safety requirements Operator
Protection of soil and water and leachate collection and sealing systems
- Design and operate landfill with barriers and leachate control Operator
Emission data: water, leachate and gas control
- Monitor leachate, surface water and gas emissions at your landfill Operator
Protection of groundwater : Sampling
- Sample groundwater at specified locations before and during landfill operations Operator
Protection of groundwater : Monitoring
- Monitor groundwater in accordance with the landfill permit conditions Operator
Topography of the site: data on the landfill body
- Monitor landfill site topography and settling behaviour Operator
Existing landfills : transitional provisions
- Submit a conditioning plan to SEPA for your existing landfill Operator
(1) The following provisions of these Regulations impose obligations directly...
- Comply with waste acceptance rules for hazardous waste landfills Operator
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Criteria for acceptance of waste which apply to all kinds of landfill
Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for hazardous waste
Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for non-hazardous waste
Water control and leachate management
Gas control
Nuisances and hazards
Stability
Site security
Application of this Schedule
Protection of groundwater :Trigger levels
(1) Paragraph 1 does not apply to a landfill if–...
(1) This paragraph shall apply to any landfill if –...
Amendment to the Environment Act 1995
An application for a landfill permit under regulation 7 relating...
Amendment to the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991
Amendment to the 2000 Regulations
The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
Prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes at landfills
- Do not accept prohibited wastes at your landfill Operator
Waste which may be accepted in the different classes of landfill
- Accept only permitted waste in your landfill according to its class and treatment requirements Operator
Costs of disposal of waste in landfill
- Set waste disposal charges to cover all landfill costs Operator
Waste acceptance procedures
- Follow waste acceptance procedures for waste deliveries Operator
Initial site inspections by SEPA
- Do not commence landfill operations before SEPA inspection Operator
Control and monitoring of operational landfill sites
- Monitor landfill site, report adverse environmental effects and submit annual monitoring results to SEPA Operator
Closure and after care procedures for landfills
- Follow closure and after-care procedures for your landfill site Operator
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Location
Exemptions from certain provisions of regulations
List of sites
Extension of categories of landfill subject to the
Classification of landfills
Conditions to be included in landfill permits
Closure Notices
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