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Environmental permitting: landfill sector technical guidance

Guidance and templates for landfill operators on the technical standards required to meet environmental protection and permit conditions.

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From:
Environment Agency
Published:
3 July 2014
Last updated:
16 January 2025
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  1. Added that LFE 7, LFE 9 and LFE 10 have been withdrawn, as they have been replaced by Industry Code of Practice documents hosted by the Environmental Services Association.

  2. Removed the 'Stability Risk Assessment report template' which we've replaced with 'How to do a stability risk assessment: landfill sites for inert waste or deposit for recovery activities' and 'Hydrogeological risk assessment for landfills: 4 yearly review template' which we've replaced with 'Review your hydrogeological risk assessment'. Both are now part of 'Landfill operators: environmental permits.'

  3. We've added links to new guidance on disposing of waste to landfill and to a manual for landfill operators. We've also removed out of date documents.

  4. First published.

We have produced new guidance on Dispose of waste to landfill.

We have produced a new manual for landfill operators. See Landfill operators: environmental permits.

This manual explains how to:

  • submit an appropriate environmental permit for a landfill site
  • carry out your activities to comply with your permit

The Environmental Services Association host updated versions of:

  • LFE 7, which has been replaced by the Industry Code of Practice LGG 107 ‘Using non-woven protector geotextiles in landfill engineering’
  • LFE 9, which has been replaced by the Industry Code of Practice LGG 109 ‘Compliance testing earthworks on landfills using nuclear density gauges’
  • LFE 10, which has been replaced by the Industry Code of Practice LGG 110 ‘Using bentonite enriched soils in landfill engineering

The following guides remain available for use.

Landfill engineering

Landfill gas

Landfill monitoring

Landfill closure and permit surrender

Landfill application templates

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