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An [[Inert Landfill]] can only accept [[Inert Waste]] that meets the Directive definition of inert (Article 2(e)) and the relevant [[Waste Acceptance Criteria]] (WAC). | An [[Inert Landfill]] can only accept [[Inert Waste]] that meets the Directive definition of inert (Article 2(e)) and the relevant [[Waste Acceptance Criteria]] (WAC). | ||
[[WAC]] for [[Inert Waste]] is set out in paragraph 2.1 of the Annex to the EU Council Decision (1999/31/EC)<ref>EU Council Decision (2003/33/EC) establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Art 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC</ref>. The Decision provides a list of [[Inert Waste]] that can be accepted without testing where there is confidence that the waste is not contaminated, all other [[Inert Waste]] must be tested to demonstrate that they meet the leaching limit values given in the Decision for [[Landfill]] in an Inert Landfill<ref>Defra, 2010. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69347/pb13563-landfill-directive-100322.pdf Environmental Permitting Guidance: The Landfill Directive for the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010. London: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs], p.7.</ref>. | [[WAC]] for [[Inert Waste]] is set out in paragraph 2.1 of the Annex to the EU Council Decision (1999/31/EC)<ref>EU Council Decision (2003/33/EC) establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Art 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC</ref>. The Decision provides a list of [[Inert Waste]] that can be accepted without testing where there is confidence that the waste is not contaminated, all other [[Inert Waste]] must be tested to demonstrate that they meet the leaching limit values given in the Decision for [[Landfill]] in an Inert Landfill<ref>Defra, 2010. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69347/pb13563-landfill-directive-100322.pdf Environmental Permitting Guidance: The Landfill Directive for the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010. London: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs], p.7.</ref>. The WikiWaste page '''[[Landfill]]''' frames this type of site and puts into a wider context of other types of [[Landfill]]. | ||
==Inert Landfill Capacity== | ==Inert Landfill Capacity== | ||