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Key Requirements of the EC Landfill Directive
1.6NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The EC Landfill Directive sets stringent requirements for the landfilling of wastes. The key requirements of the Directive are: • reduction in the amount of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to be l
waste-managementlandfillplanningPlanning Conditions for Working Hours
6.29NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
A planning condition limiting overall hours of working will generally lead to the specification of a shorter period for site operations to make sure that these are completed by the end of the working
non-domesticwaste-managementlandfillLandfill Operations and Restoration
6.32NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Landfill operations are normally undertaken in accordance with a pre arranged programme of phases, in order to minimise environmental disturbance. Where operations are envisaged to continue for some y
non-domesticwaste-managementlandfillLandfill and Land Raising Operations - Temporary Nature and Ancillary Facilities
6.33NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Landfill and land raising operations are essentially transitory although some last for fairly long periods. If ancillary waste management facilities, not necessarily tied to the life of the landfill,
waste-managementlandfillGeological and Hydrogeological Investigation for Landfill Sites
6.37NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Sites being considered for landfill or landraising to dispose of potentially polluting wastes, and their surroundings, must be investigated carefully by suitable experts to determine the geological co
waste-managementlandfillenvironmental-protectionEnvironmental Impact for Waste Disposal Facilities
8.13NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
It is essential that all waste disposal facilities that contain putrescible waste are well designed and operated. Applications for municipal waste landfill and land raising operations must be accompan
waste-managementlandfillenvironmental-protectionpollution-preventionMineral Reserves and Waste Disposal Site Location
8.14NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Due to the nature of landfill and land raising operations, waste disposal sites may be suitably located within a hard rock quarry or where the impact of the operations will not have a detrimental effe
waste-managementlandfillmineral-extractionruralland-remediationRegional Scale Landfill Location and Access
8.16NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The location of regional scale landfill or land raising sites must closely relate to and allow for easy access to key transport corridors and, where possible, should make use of the alternative transp
waste-managementlandfillland-raisingtransportenvironmental-protectionRestoration and Aftercare of Landfill Sites
8.17NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Careful restoration and aftercare is essential to prepare landfill or land raising sites for a use which is compatible with the surrounding area. Proposals should be detailed, comprehensive, practical
waste-managementlandfillland-raisingrestorationbiodiversity