Key considerations for waste management decision-taking

When decision-taking important considerations will include: the types of waste to be deposited or treated and the proposed method of disposal; impacts on human health and the environment (including environmental pollution); roads/transport considerations (particularly where facilities depend on large transfer of materials, often generating a substantial volume of traffic); whether alternative transport modes, in particular, rail and water, have been considered; visual impacts on the landscape or townscape; impacts on nature conservation or archaeological/built heritage interests; impacts of the proposal on flooding at the site and whether it will cause or exacerbate flooding elsewhere; the permanent loss of the best and most versatile agricultural land; practical restoration and aftercare arrangements.