The Practical Guide to Waste Management Law

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-7277-3275-0
Verlag: Emerald Publishing Limited

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

"This is the start of an enormous change in waste – both a challenge and an opportunity"John Burns, Waste Implementation Programme Director, DEFRA*In 2004the UK Government was faced with numerous challenges in the context of environmental management, and has been under pressure to perform for at least the next five years. Targets set in Brussels either by the European Commission or the European Parliament will be difficult to meet.Additionally, new environmental legislation continues to flow in from both Europe and Westminster.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hawkins, Richard G P

Shaw, Heidi S

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Bürgerliches Recht Privates Baurecht, Architektenrecht
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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