Inert Landfill

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 for Inert Waste is set out in paragraph 2.1 of the Annex to the Council Decision. 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^[1].

Capacity Inert Landfill

The capacity of Inert Landfill is reported^[2] by the EA for England and is summarised in the graph and table below:

Changes in Inert Landfill Capacity

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Table Summarizing Graph Data
Year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Tonnes	132.6	147.8	125.2	124.5	122.4

References

[1] Defra, 2010. 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.

[2] EA Remaining Landfill Capacity

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