# The Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Paragraph 2: Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for hazardous waste

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

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/nisr/2003/496/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/landfill-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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