The European Union presently has some of the strictest legislation regarding waste management and landfill sites called the Landfill Directive.
She took the Landfill Directive through the Parliament in 1997-8.
This is the first and currently only landfill with the ability to accept Hazardous waste to landfill in Scotland under the new Landfill Directive.
In countries of the European Union, individual states are obliged to enact legislation to comply with the requirements and obligations of the European Landfill Directive.
Landfilling practices in the UK have had to change in recent years to meet the challenges of the European Landfill Directive.
The move to fortnightly bin collection is driven by the EU's Landfill Directive.
Green Bins have been rolled out over the past 10 years to reduce the quantities of biodegradable waste contained in the black bag in response to the Landfill Directive.
Once again, this issue is regulated under the 1999 Landfill Directive.
I also agree that the key to success lies in better enforcement of existing legislation, especially the Landfill Directive.
The EWC classifies waste materials according to what they are and how they are produced, and was introduced by the Landfill Directive.