3. European regulatory framework

3.1 Two main directives

Directive 1999/31/EC defines three categories of landfill, each of which is classified in one of the following categories:

hazardous waste landfills,
landfills for non-hazardous waste,
landfills for inert waste.

As a general rule, acceptance criteria based on waste properties must be very precise in the case of landfills for inert waste. They may be less so for landfills for non-hazardous waste, and even less so for landfills for hazardous waste. The highest level of environmental protection is required for the latter two categories.

Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste was amended...

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Bibliography

(1) - - Nomenclature des ICPE : article R. 511-9 du Code de l'environnement.
(2) - - Arrêté du 30 juin 1997 relatif aux prescriptions générales applicables aux installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement soumises à la déclaration sous la rubrique...

Regulations

Ordinance no. 2000-914 of September 18, 2000 relating to the legislative part of the Environment Code is at the origin of the Environment Code. Books I ^er , III, IV and V of the regulatory part of the Environment Code were published by Decree no. 2005-935 of August 2, 2005 on the regulatory part of the Environment Code, while Books II and VI were published by Decree no. 2007-397...

Standards

Waste characterization – Leaching – Compliance test for fragmented waste and sludge leaching – Part 2: single-batch test with a liquid-solid ratio of 10 L.kg-1 and a particle size of less than 4 mm (with or without particle size reduction). - NF EN ISO 12457-2 - décembre 2002
Waste characterization – Leaching behavior tests – Upflow percolation test (under specified conditions). - NF EN 14405 - avril 2017
Waste characterization...