# The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003, 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/ssi/2003/208/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/landfill-scotland-regulations-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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