# The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002, 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;
“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;
“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 shall have the same meaning as in that Directive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2002/0110395905/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-landfill-england-and-wales-regulations-2002/regulation-2
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