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Pre Treatment
Pre treatment means that the waste must undergo a weight reduction or a change in its nature. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, this generally means removal of a proportion of the waste for recycling that would have gone to landfill. In Scotland, SEPA have applied a more literal translation of the EU requirement for ‘volume reduction’ and allow compaction as a form of pre-treatment.The EA’s view was that this served no environmental benefit which was why they went for weight reduction.
The requirement came into force in October 2007. Right up to the last minute, the EA was stating that it would be strictly applied and that it would be policed by Agency officers visiting landfill sites and conduction audits on waste arriving as the final responsibility for ensuring compliance rested with a landfill site