Environment Agency
This guidance is for operators:
- of an existing landfill site
- who are planning to build a new landfill site
- who are planning to extend a landfill site
If you are a business or waste treatment operator that sends waste to a landfill site, see our guide on disposing of waste to landfill.
If you are a business that dredges inland waterways, see our guide on depositing dredged waste on land.
-
The environmental permitting requirements for landfills for inert waste and how to comply with your permit.
-
You need approval from the Environment Agency before you deposit waste over completed cells that have permanently stopped taking waste.
-
What you need to do when you start planning your landfill site.
-
This section will help you complete your permit application for a landfill for inert waste, or to deposit waste on land as a recovery activity. It will help you decide what information you must include in your application.
-
This section will help you develop your permit application for a landfill for hazardous or non-hazardous waste. It will help you decide what information you must include in your application.
-
This section will help you develop your application for a permit for a landfill or to deposit waste on land as a recovery operation. It will help you decide what information you must include in your application.
-
What to include in a stability risk assessment for a landfill site for inert waste or deposit for recovery activity.
-
What to include in a stability risk assessment for a landfill site for hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
-
How to calculate your financial provision, what it needs to cover and how to agree it with the Environment Agency.
-
The design requirements that you need to meet in your environmental permit application and how to comply with your permit.
-
How to create a CQA plan, the CQA qualification requirements you need to meet and how to create a validation report.
-
What the Environment Agency requires from you when you design and construct a landfill site.
-
You must manage your operations to prevent or minimise pollution from the activities authorised by your permit.
-
How to inspect waste, check paperwork, and sample and test the waste you accept.
-
How to manage the leachate produced by the waste in your site.
-
You must manage the landfill gas produced by the waste in your site.
-
What you need to monitor and how to report your performance to meet yo