Table of Contents

The historical background
Defining waste
The administration and management of waste
Waste minimisation, recycling, bioprocessing and recovery energy recovery, incineration and landfill
The planning system and structural reform
Integrated pollution prevention and control and the permitting regime
Enviromental, criminal, and civil law
Simplified and the control of flytipping
Health & safety, the duty of care regulations and basic contractual considerations
The consignment and movement of waste
Waste mismanagement and water quality
The end of the beginning