Legislation

Question 1

There are three landfill classes from a legal point of view, which? How do the landfills differ and why are different materials destined to different facilities?

Answer 1

• Hazardous waste
• Non-hazardous waste
• Inert waste
  The landfills differ in their capacity to handle waste and emissions, e g with regard to
  facilities, supervision and design. For example: A landfill for inert waste has no leachate
  collection. Bottom liner (thickness, permeability) and leachate generation after covering.
• Different wastes are steered to different landfills presumed to be equipped to deal with them properly, e g based on leaching properties.

Question 2

What kind of knowledge of the waste is required to accept waste at landfills (that is what kind of information must be included in the waste characterization documents)?

Answer 2

• the waste must be clearly identified, including information about the waste source and
  waste characteristics like for example leaching behaviour etc (1 p)
• the waste must have been classified with a Waste code in the European List of Wastes (1
  p)
• pre-treatment must be declared or explained and argued why it was not done

Question 3

Define the word “waste” from a legal point of view.

Answer 3

everything included in a waste category according to the ordinance about waste, and which
the owner intend to get rid of or is obliged to get rid of

Question 4

Define the word “landfill” from a legal point of view

Answer 4

• A place where you keep waste for more than 3 years