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The The The Landfill Landfill Landfill Communities Communities Communities Fund Fund
Fund
The Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) was set up to help mitigate the effects of landfill
upon those living within a close proximity to the site. The LCF was formerly the Landfill
Tax Credit Scheme which had a much wider remit and covered waste research
projects, although they had to be within a certain proximity of the site. The fund has
the following specific objectives:
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1. The remediation of land (Object A)
2. The prevention of pollution (Object B)
3. The reduction of waste (Object C)
4. The recycling of waste (Object CC)
5. Public parks and public amenities (Object D)
6. Biodiversity conservation (Object DA)
7. The restoration of places of worship and historic buildings (Object E)
8. The provision of services to other Environmental Bodies (Object F)
The The The Aggregates Aggregates Aggregates Levy Levy Levy Sustainability Sustainability Sustainability Fund Fund
Fund
Similarly to the LCF, the ALSF’s overall main aim is to:
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“reduce the environmental impacts of the extraction of aggregates and to
deliver benefits to areas subject to these impacts”. 1128
It aims to achieve this through the following objectives:
1. Quarries - To reduce the environmental footprint of quarries and to take
advantage of the opportunities they offer.
2. Marine - To reduce the environmental footprint of marine extraction.
3. Resource Use - To deliver more sustainable use of aggregates.
4. Transport - To reduce the environmental footprint of the transport of
aggregates.
5. Communities - To deliver benefits to communities affected by extraction. 1129
60.5.2 Centralised Public Finance
Grant funding that is provided through a government’s central budget is
disassociated with one product or service, in the way that funds sourced from
environmental taxes are. Therefore, a need must be identified for the fund to be put
1128 Defra (2009) Website: Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund in England, Available:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/aggregates/index.htm
1129 Defra (2009) Website: Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund in England, Available:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/aggregates/index.htm