“Other Materials” in Inert Waste
The recurring problem with inert waste is that construction and demolition wastes almost always contain other materials. The guidance on inert waste states that it “..shall not contain other material or substances such as metals, plastics etc”.
However, the Waste Management Licensing guidance does allow selected construction and demolition waste from known sources containing “low contents of other materials (eg metals, plastics, organics, wood, rubber, etc.)”. Provided that these materials must be removed from the waste before burial, and that there has been no cross-contamination of these materials into the remaining material.
It is hoped that this will continue as pollution prevention legislation is brought in.
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Inert Waste References:
No. 1056 Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
No. 1559 Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002
Landfill Directive Regulatory Guidance Note 2, EA (Version 4), Nov. 2002
Landfill Directive General Regulatory Guidance Note (Version 1, August 2003)
Assessment of Risks to Human Health from Land Contamination EA (March 2002)
Licensed Waste Management Facility Site Inspection Methodology and Consistent Scoring Guidance
Waste Management, “The Duty of Care: A Code of Practice”; ISBN 0-11-753210-X published by HMSO, March 1996
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