Landfill - 10 years on
21st August 2009
A reduction in the number of operational landfills from approximately 1500 to 450
A reduction in the quantity of waste to landfill by 23% between 2001 and 2007
Prohibiting the disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes together; and biodegradable municipal waste being progressively diverted from landfill.
These are outcomes reported by the Environment Agency on the 10th anniversary of the adoption of he Landfill Directive by the European Union last month.