The Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Criteria for acceptance of waste which apply to all kinds of landfill

1.—(1) The following criteria shall apply to the acceptance of waste at any landfill.

(2) Waste may only be accepted at a landfill where its acceptance would not –

(a)result in unacceptable emissions to groundwater, surface water or the surrounding environment;

(b)jeopardise environment protection systems (such as liners, leachate and gas collection and treatment systems) at the landfill;

(c)put at risk waste stabilisation processes (such as degradation or wash out) within the landfill; or

(d)endanger human health.