Treatment
Treatment involves the physical, thermal, chemical or biological processing (or combination e.g. physico-chemical) of waste to change the characterisitcs of the waste such that[1], CIWM</ref>
- the volume of the waste reduces; or
- the hazardous nature of the waste reduces;or
- it facilitiates its handling; or
- enhances its recovery
All wastes are required to have been pre-treated prior to Disposal at Landfill.
Waste producers must either treat their own waste and provide information about the treatment method used for susequent holders of the waste to ensure that the waste will be treated by a subsequent holder before it is landfilled. Waste producers are not obliged to treat the waste themselves and are able to use a waste contractor to perform this function for them[1].