This text takes into account the changes brought about by the implementation of Part II of the 1990 Environmental Protection Act, the Environment Act 1995, and the formation of the Environment Agency. It is fully up to date with reference to the Special Waste Regulations and the accompanying Guidance.
Contents: Introduction. The definition of waste and controlled waste. The duty of care. The special waste regulations. Transfrontier waste shipments. Registration of waste carriers and waste brokers. Enforcement against unauthorised waste management activities: EPA 1990, s33. The granting of waste management licences. The subsistence of waste management licences. Exemptions and exclusions from waste management licensing. Exemptions for the metal reclamation industry. Waste facilities and the contaminated land regime. Statutory powers and duties of the Agency. Public registers.