Part 1

Waste
Chapter 1

Waste sent to landfills

Interpretation of Chapter 1

“Landfill”
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1
In this Chapter “landfill” means a site for the deposit of waste onto or into land where the site is—
a
a waste disposal site, or
b
used for the storage of waste.
2
In determining whether a site is a landfill for the purposes of this Chapter, the following activities at the site are to be ignored—
a
the temporary storage of waste if the site is used for such storage for less than one year;
b
the unloading of waste in order to permit the waste to be prepared for further transport for recovery, treatment or disposal elsewhere;
c
the storage of waste, prior to recovery or treatment, for a period of less than three years as a general rule;
d
the storage of waste, prior to disposal, for a period of less than one year.
3
The fact that a site for the deposit of waste is at the place of production of the waste does not prevent the site from being a landfill for the purposes of this Chapter.
4
In subsection (2) “treatment” means the physical, thermal, chemical or biological processes, including sorting, that change the characteristics of waste in order to—
a
reduce its volume,
b
reduce its hazardous nature,
c
facilitate its handling, or
d
enhance its recoverability.