§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what recent guidance the Government have given on the disposal of ash produced in incinerators. [123487]
§ Mr. Mullin[holding answer 23 May 2000]: Guidance on technical issues such as this is the responsibility of the Environment Agency.
The disposal of ash from incineration processes is controlled under the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994. Guidance on the regulations is contained in DETR circular C11/94 and Waste Management Papers 4 and 4a. Some incinerator ash will 542W be classified as special waste. In these cases guidance is contained in the Environment Agency Guidance Note, "Special Wastes: A Technical Guidance Note on their definition and classification" (The Stationery Office, ISBN 0–11–310158–9).