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Landfill Acceptance Criteria for Wastes with Hazardous Properties:
Issues and Options
This report discusses issues and options surrounding
landfill acceptance criteria for wastes with hazardous properties. Closing
date for comments was 8 June 2001.
Contents:
Executive Summary
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Landfill Waste Acceptance Criteria (LWAC)
Section 3: LWAC and Hazardous Waste
Section 4: Current New Zealand LWAC Practices
Section 5: Landfill Waste Acceptance Criteria Options - Which One is
Preferable?
Section 6: The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO)
Section 7: Options for Implementing Landfill Waste Acceptance Criteria
(LWAC)
Section 8: Overview and Feedback
Glossary
Bibliography
Appendices
Appendix A: Summary of New Zealand Hazardous Waste Legislation
Appendix B: Recommended Liner Systems (from the CAE 2000 Landfill Guidelines)
Appendix C: Recommended Landfill Site Selection Criteria (from the CAE
2000 Landfill Guidelines)
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