Welsh Local Authorities hit landfill targets a year early

Figures released on the 1 September 2009 show that all Local Authorities in Wales have achieved their 2010 targets to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill a year early. 2010 is the first Landfill Directive Target year when Wales will need to report to the EU on its Landfill Allowances Scheme (LAS) performance. Any Local Authorities who exceed their targets face severe financial penalties.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Environment: Policies: Waste: Landfill of waste http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/landfill_index.htm

WAG: Environment and countryside: Landfill allowances scheme http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/epq/waste_recycling/disposal/landfill/allowances/?lang=en

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