Summary

How to submit an appropriate environmental permit application for a landfill site, and how to carry out your activities to comply with your permit.

This guidance is for operators:

  • of an existing landfill site
  • who are planning to build a new landfill site
  • who are planning to extend a landfill site

If you are a business or waste treatment operator that sends waste to a landfill site, see our guide on disposing of waste to landfill.

If you are a business that dredges inland waterways, see our guide on depositing dredged waste on land.

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