# The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002, Paragraph 2: Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for hazardous waste


Waste may only be accepted at a landfill for hazardous waste if—
(a) it is listed on the Hazardous Waste List of the European Waste Catalogue or has similar characteristics to those so listed; and
(b) its total content or leachability—
(i) does not present a short term occupational risk or an environmental risk; and
(ii) would not prevent the stabilisation of the landfill within its projected lifetime taking account of its after care period following closure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2002/0110395905/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-landfill-england-and-wales-regulations-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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