1.3.17 The IBA material from the EfW facility is classified under the European Waste Catalogue codes as a non-hazardous waste. Once this material has undergone the maturation process the material would be defined as inert product as defined in the Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002, Regulation 7(4).But through this miraculous transformation we are supposed to believe the leachate is still totally harmless when it is discharged into Dean Burn! The expression "would be defined" is also very telling - WHO would be defining this?
Compare the Landfill Regulations with the definition of inert waste from the Devon Waste Local Plan 2006 Paragraph 2.2.10: "The term ‘Inert waste’ now refers only to those wastes which are truly inert, such as concrete, glass, brick, clay and subsoil. Waste previously described as “inert”, such as topsoil, construction and demolition waste, will in future only be classified as inert if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Agency that it is indeed inert”?
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