Here you can find out how IPPC relates to disposal and recovery of waste.
About IPPC
The Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive (96/61/EC) was required to be fully implemented in all Member States by October 2007. It is being introduced across Europe to improve the standard of environmental protection.
The Directive was implemented in England and Wales through the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000, which have been replaced by the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007.
The Directive covers:
- the disposal of waste by landfill
- waste treatment and storage facilities that dispose of >10 tonnes of hazardous waste per day
- facilities that treat >50 tonnes of non-hazardous waste per day, and
- some hazardous waste recovery operations that treat >10 tonnes of hazardous waste per day.
An Environmental Permit for these types of facilities will also be a permit implementing aspects of other directives including the Waste Framework Directive, Hazardous Waste Directive, Waste Oils Directive, PCB Directive.
We currently have 205 PPC permits issued for waste treatment and storage facilities:
- 85 hazardous waste treatment
- 55 non-hazardous waste treatment
- 65 waste oil recovery
Further information about the IPPC Directive and associated guidance notes can be found on the IPPC Directive page.
All information relating to the disposal of waste by landfill can be found on the Landfill Directive page.
