Non-Hazardous Landfill
Only a Non-Hazardous Landfill can accept Non-Hazardous Waste which includes Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and any other Non-Hazardous Waste of a similar nature that meets the relevant Waste Acceptance Criteria [1].
They can also accept Inert Waste for the engineering and cover of the waste, and some of these types of landfill are able to receive Stabilised Non-Reactive Hazardous Waste (SNRHW) in a separate engineered cell [2].
This type of infrastructure provides the overview of Non-Hazardous Landfill facilities for the UK, linking to individual pages for each facility that provides greater detail.
Overview
Non-Hazardous Landfill facilities dispose of waste that remains after reuse and recycling. They historically have played a significant role in the final disposal of such materials but have played an increasingly reduced role as recycling has increased and incineration infrastructure has been delivered over the last c.10 years.
In WikiWaste, Non-Hazardous Landfill is treated as a distinct infrastructure type within the wider Landfill category. This page provides a structured view across the national fleet and connects through to individual facility pages and Local Authority disposal routes.
Parameters (England Only) | Stats. | Units/Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of Operational Facilities | 140 | number (2024) | |
Tonnes Received | 20,953 | '000 tonnes (2024) | |
Remaining Void | 136,951 | '000 cu metres (2024) | |
Remaining life at current fill rate | 6.5 | years (2024) |
Remaining Void Trend
Latest Remaining Void by Country
Country | Year | No. Sites | Void (cu m) | Void/Site (cu m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 2024 | 140 | 136,950,600 | 978,219 |
Scotland | 2024 | 28 | 12,468,646 | 445,309 |
Wales | 2018 | 10 | 1,456,591 | 145,659 |
Northern Ireland | no data | - | - | - |
The graph is for operational, mothballed and closed sites. The tables above are for operational sites only.
The link to Data Sources and Limitations at the bottom of the page captures other assumptions and approaches to this data.
Non-Hazardous Landfill Map
Map in development
References:
- Council Decision establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills
- Environmental Permitting Guidance – The Landfill Directive (Version 3.1 March 2010); updated by Guidance LFD 1 – Understanding the Landfill Directive (March 2011); which was then withdrawn in October 2022 and replaced with Guidance on Environmental Permitting
- Remaining Landfill Capacity (England)
- Hampshire Landfill image reference
