| European Union directive | |
 | |
| Title | Landfill Directive |
|---|---|
| Made by | Council of the European Union |
| Made under | Article 130s |
| Journal reference | L 182, 16 July 1999, pp. 1–19 |
| History | |
| Date made | 26 April 1999 |
| Entry into force | 16 July 1999 |
| Implementation date | 16 July 2001 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Regulation (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.
- ^ European Commission, Landfill waste, accessed 22 June 2023
- ^ UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Archived 13 July 2010 at archive.today