Paragraph 25 Additional criteria for waste acceptable without testing at landfills for inert wasteF1

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), waste of the types set out in Table 8 may be accepted without testing at landfills for inert waste provided the waste is—

(a)

from a single stream waste of a single waste type unless different waste types from the list in Table 8 are accepted together, and

(b)

from a single source.

(2)

Waste referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must be tested where there is suspicion of contamination or doubt that the waste meets the definition of inert waste in paragraph 4 of this schedule or the criteria in Table 8.

(3)

If such testing reveals contamination or the presence of other materials or substances such as metals, asbestos, plastics or chemicals, the waste must not be accepted at a landfill for inert waste if the extent of the contamination is such as to increase the risk associated with the waste sufficiently to justify its disposal in other classes of landfill.

Table 8

Waste acceptable at landfills for inert waste

Commission Decision 2000	Commission Decision 2000	Description	Restrictions/ Exclusions
(1) Selected construction and demolition waste (C&D waste) which—
(a) must have low contents of other types of materials (metals, plastic, organics, wood, rubber etc),
(b) must be of known origin,
(c) must not be from constructions polluted with inorganic or organic dangerous substances unless it is clear the demolished construction was not significantly polluted,
(d) must not be from constructions treated, covered or painted with materials containing dangerous substances in significant amounts.
10 – Wastes from thermal processes	10 11 03	Waste glass based fibrous materials	Only without organic binders
15 – Waste packaging, absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified	15 01 07	Glass packaging
17 – Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites)	17 01 01	Concrete	Selected C&D waste only^f1
	17 01 02	Bricks	Selected C&D waste only
	17 01 03	Tiles and ceramics	Selected C&D waste only
	17 01 07	Mixture of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics	Selected C&D waste only
	17 02 02	Glass
	17 05 04	Soil and stones	Excluding topsoil, peat, and soil and stones from contaminated sites
20 – Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions	20 01 02	Glass	Separately collected glass only
	20 02 02	Soil and stones	Only from garden and parks waste and excluding topsoil and peat

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 13 inserted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 4 (with sch. 23)

Footnotes

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(1)

Selected construction and demolition waste (C&D waste) which—