# The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 17: Additional general criteria for the acceptance of waste at landfills for hazardous waste


Waste may only be accepted at a landfill for hazardous waste if—
(a) it is hazardous waste, 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 aftercare period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/219/schedule/13/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-13/paragraph-17
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