Muck away & inert waste Sercive Brochure

www.hills-group.co.ukLandfills are classified according to whether they can accepthazardous, non-hazardous or inert waste. This classification isintegral to each landfill’s PPC permit/waste management licence.Therefore, in order to prevent the co-disposal of waste (banned since July 2004) and to comply with the waste licence as issued by the Environment Agency, it is important that the waste isclassified correctly.WHAT IS INERT WASTE?The definition of inert waste according to Regulation 7(4) of the Landfill Regulations 2002 is waste that:? Will not undergo any significant physical, chemical or biological transformations? Will not dissolve? Will not burn? Will not physically or chemically react? Will not biodegrade? Will not adversely affect other matter with which it comes into contact in a way likely to giverise to environmental pollution or harm to human health? Has insignificant total leachability and pollutant content? Produces a leachate with an ecotoxicity that is insignificant (if it produces leachate).inert wasteinert wasteEWC CODE DESCRIPTION RESTRICTIONS10 11 03 Waste glass-based fibrous material Only without organic binder15 01 07 Glass packaging17 01 01 Concrete17 01 02 Bricks17 01 03 Tiles and ceramics17 01 07 Mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles, ceramics17 02 02 Glass17 05 04 Soils and stones Excluding topsoil, peat, soil and stones from contaminated sites19 12 05 Glass20 01 02 Glass Separately collected glass20 02 02 Soil and stones Only from garden and parks waste, excluding topsoil, peat.These wastes are acceptable if:? they are a single-stream waste of a single waste type and are from a single source? they are not contaminated and do not contain other material or substances such as metals,asbestos, plastics, chemicals etc. Some forms of inert waste may be used for engineeringpurposes within the landfill. It may also be used as cover medium for other waste types.Depending upon the type and quality, inert waste can also be used for a range of restoration purposes.For quotations, sales contacts and technical advice visit: www.hills-group.co.uk10.07 Printed on Evolution Coated, comprising 75% recycled fibre containing at least 50% post-consumer waste.For inert landfills, there is a limited list of wastes that are deemed to meet the criteria for inert waste.www.hills-group.co.ukHills Waste Solutions LimitedWiltshire House, County Park Business CentreShrivenham Road, Swindon SN1 2NRTel: 01793 714450Fax: 01793 714476