Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the 2000 Regulations” means the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000^f1;

• “biodegradable waste” means any waste that is capable of undergoing anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, such as food or garden waste and paper and cardboard;

• “hazardous waste” has the meaning given by regulation 7(2);

• “holder” means the producer of waste or the person who is in possession of it;

• “inert waste” has the meaning given by regulation 7(4);

• “landfill” means a landfill to which these Regulations apply (see regulations 3 and 4);

• “landfill gas” means any gas generated from landfilled waste;

• “landfill permit” has the meaning given by regulation 6(2);

• “leachate” means any liquid percolating through deposited waste and emitted from or contained within a landfill;

• “municipal waste” means waste from households as well as other waste which because of its nature or composition is similar to waste from households;

• “non-hazardous waste” has the meaning given by regulation 7(3);

• “operator” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) and (2) of the 2000 Regulations;

• “relevant authorisation” means, in relation to a landfill, the landfill permit or waste management licence for the time being in force in relation to the landfill;

• “relevant waste acceptance criteria” means, in relation to a landfill, the waste acceptance criteria set out in Schedule 1 which apply to the class of landfill to which that landfill belongs;

• “treatment” means physical, thermal, chemical or biological processes (including sorting) that change the characteristics of waste in order to reduce its volume or hazardous nature, facilitate its handling or enhance recovery;

• “waste” means controlled waste within the meaning of section 75(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990^f2;

• “waste management licence” means a waste management licence within the meaning of Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; and

other expressions used in these Regulations which are also used in Directive 99/31/EC on the landfill of waste^f3 shall have the same meaning as in that Directive.