LANDFILL LEGISLATION

LANDFILL GAS LEGISLATION

[Disclaimer seek advice relevant to region]

Useful documents may include:

• Waste Management Association of Australia. Landfill Survey, 2007.
• Waste Management Association of Australia. Landfill Survey, 2009.
• Environment Protection Authority NSW. Environmental Guidelines: Solid Waste Landfills, 1996. EPA Victoria.
• Siting, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Landfills,2001. Environment Protection Agency. Guideline ERA 75 Waste Disposal,2006.
• Environment Protection Authority South Australia. Environment Management of Landfill Facilities (municipal solid waste, and commercial and industrial general waste) 2007.
• Department of Primary Industries, Water, and Environment (Environment Division) Tasmania. Landfill Sustainability Guide,2004.
• EPA Northern Territory, Guidelines for the Siting, Design, and Management of Solid Waste Disposal Sites in the Northern Territory,2003.
• European Commission. Council Directive 99/31/EC, Landfill of Waste, 1999. (The Landfill Directive).
• Environment Agency England and Wales. Statutory Instrument 2002 No 1559 Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations, 2002.
• US EPA. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 1976, and Regulations Subtitle D.

By no means is this list of landfill legislation and guidelines exhaustive.