The Landfill Regulations 2002

The Landfill Regulations have also enacted the complete banning of certain waste types in accordance with the EU Directive. The waste types banned are:

• Waste which is corrosive, oxidising, highly flammable or explosive.
• Liquid hazardous waste, infectious hospital and other clinical wastes.
• Whole used tyres (from 2003).
• Shredded tyres (from 16th July 2006).