The Waste Regulations, 2000

INDEX | PART I: PRELIMINARY | PART II: GENERAL PROVISIONS | PART III: ADMINISTRATION | PART IV: STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE IN URBAN AREAS | PART V: STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE IN WASTE CONTROL AREAS | PART VI: CARRIAGE OF WASTE | PART VII: WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES | PART VIII: WASTE MANAGEMENT LICENCES | PART IX: SPECIAL WASTE | PART X: RECOVERY OF WASTE | PART XI: LITTERING AND ABANDONED VEHICLES | PART XII: WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS | PART XIII: ENFORCEMENT | PART XIV: FINAL PROVISIONS | SCHEDULE ONE | SCHEDULE TWO | SCHEDULE THREE | SCHEDULE FOUR

SCHEDULE ONE

Minimum Standards for Landfill Sites

Location

1. The location of the landfill should not give rise to any adverse effects or a significant risk of any adverse effects occurring.

2. Solid waste landfills shall meet the following minimum technical location standards -

  1. the bottom of the landfill shall be at least 3 metres above the seasonal high ground water level;
  2. the edge of the landfill shall be no closer than 60 metres to a surface water body and 100 metres upstream from a public water supply well; and
  3. the landfill shall not be located in aquifer recharge areas or public water supply catchment areas unless there are no other feasible alternatives, in which case the landfill shall be lined with appropriate material and subject to additional water quality monitoring.

(3) The technical design of the landfill shall meet the standards required by the Authority to ensure that the operation of the facility does not cause an adverse effect or give rise to a significant risk of a potential adverse effect occurring.

Land use Impacts

4. No landfill site shall be located in any area where it is likely to have a significant negative impact on existing land uses.

5. All new landfill site shall meet the following criteria -

  1. the site shall not be closer than 3 000 metres from an airport, airfield or site reserved for the construction of an airport or airfield;
  2. the site shall be located and operated in such a manner that it does not create significant negative impacts on flora and fauna on adjoining land;
  3. the site shall not be closer than 300 metres from an existing residential development;
  4. the edge of the landfill shall not be closer than 100 metres from an area to which the public have access, a national park, protected area or an area having national historical or archaeological significance;
  5. there must be a buffer area around the landfill of at least 20 metres to allow provision for visual screening from adjoining property and/or future access for installing additional ground water quality monitoring facilities and/or future remediation in the event of migration of gases or leachates; and
  6. landfill access roads shall be located and constructed so as to have a minimum impact on adjacent residents.