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EC Framework Directive on Waste and the Landfill Directive
1.5NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The EC Framework Directive on Waste and the more recent Landfill Directive, set out a common framework for action on waste by individual countries within the European Community. The Framework Directiv
waste-managementplanningKey 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-managementlandfillplanningRole of Waste Management Plans
1.11NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
WMPs set out plans for the collection, treatment and disposal of controlled waste in their respective areas. In doing so they take account of the Best Practical Environmental Option (BPEO) (see Paragr
waste-managementplanningHealth Effects and Mitigation in Waste Management Facilities
1.20NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
take into consideration the most recent research by the responsible government agencies into possible health effects of various types of waste management facility. In addition, the Department will con
non-domesticplanningPrecautionary Principle and Polluter Pays Principle
1.20NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The precautionary principle, outlined in Planning Policy Statement 1, General Principles, advises that where there are significant risks of damage to the environment associated with a development prop
planningenvironmental-protectionWaste Management Hierarchy
1.21NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The Waste Management Hierarchy (see Figure 1) is at the centre of European waste management policy. The hierarchy indicates the relative priority of different methods of managing waste, and informs th
non-domesticplanningwaste-managementReduction in the amount of waste being landfilled
1.27NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The Landfill Directive requires a substantial reduction in the amount of biodegradable municipal waste being landfilled and the pre-treatment of all waste sent to landfill. The contribution a proposed
waste-managementplanningnon-domesticBest Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO)
1.28NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The concept of Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO) was first outlined in the Fifth Report of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) in 1976. The concept was elaborated in thei
waste-managementplanningBPEO application in waste management planning
1.29NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
BPEO is a key principle in pursuing greater sustainability in waste management. In the context of waste management planning, the "options" considered are specific combinations of methods for the colle
waste-managementplanningGlossary - Waste Management and Environmental Terms
GlossaryNI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Best Practicable Environmental option (BPEO) - summarised by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution as "the outcome of a systematic consultative and decision making procedure which emphasises
waste-managementplanningenvironmental-protection