Landfill Directive

Directive
European Union directive
TitleLandfill Directive
Made byCouncil of the European Union
Made underArticle 130s
Journal referenceL 182, 16 July 1999, pp. 1–19
History
Date made26 April 1999
Entry into force16 July 1999
Implementation date16 July 2001
Other legislation
Amended byRegulation (EC) No 1882/2003
Current legislation

The Landfill Directive, more formally Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999, is a European Union directive which regulates waste management of landfills in the European Union. It was to be implemented by EU Member States by 16 July 2001. Directive (EU) 2018/850 amended the 1999 directive with effect from 5 July 2020.[1]

The Directive's overall aim is "to prevent or reduce as far as possible negative effects on the environment, in particular the pollution of surface water, groundwater, soil and air, and on the global environment, including the greenhouse effect, as well as any resulting risk to human health, from the landfilling of waste, during the whole life-cycle of the landfill".[2] This legislation also has important implications for waste handling and waste disposal.

  1. ^ European Commission, Landfill waste, accessed 22 June 2023
  2. ^ UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Archived 13 July 2010 at archive.today