London Wider Waste Strategy - London - Greater London Authority

• Prohibits certain types of waste being disposed of in landfill including:
• any waste in liquid form;
• waste which, in the conditions of landfill, is explosive, corrosive, oxidising,
flammable or highly flammable;.
• hospital and other clinical wastes;.
• chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching
activities;.
• whole tyres (from 2003);.
• shredded tyres (from 2006);.
• Establishes a set of Waste Acceptance Criteria, and the general requirements for all
landfill sites.
Waste streams addressed:
Hazardous, non hazardous or inert waste.
Landfill Tax Regulations 1996
Key Features
• The Regulations set out the basis for the tax aimed at encouraging waste producers
to produce less waste and recover more value from their waste.
• Acts as a mechanism to off-set the cost of landfill to make alternatives more
competitive.
• At 1 April 2004 the Landfill Tax rate for active waste increased by £1 to £15 per
tonne. The rate for inactive waste remains at £2 per tonne. The Chancellor’s Pre-
Budget Report 2002 announced that the Landfill Tax for active waste would be
increasing by a minimum of £3 per tonne from 2005-06, until it reaches a rate of
£35 per tonne in the medium to long term.
• Through the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme, landfill site operators who make
contributions to bodies with objects concerned with the environment, enrolled
under the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme, may claim a credit against their annual landfill
tax liability. The maximum credit that they may claim currently is 6.5 per cent of
that liability.
Waste streams addressed:
All waste sent to landfill.
Proposed Changes:
Will be raised by at least £3 year on year to £35/tonne.
Aggregates Levy (under the Finance Act 2001)
Key Features
• The objective of the levy is to address the environmental costs associated with
quarrying operations and to reduce demand for aggregate and encourage the use of
alternative materials where possible.
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