§ Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domerasked Her Majesty's Government:
What guidance is given, within the context of the Landfill Regulations 2002, to agencies dredging watercourses as to when the dredgings constitute waste as defined by the regulations. [HL573]
§ Lord WhittyThe Environment Agency will be updating Regulatory Guidance Note 10 on the Application of the Landfill Directive to Dredging Operations. Also, the Government are planning to issue an interpretive guidance note on the Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002, when the regulations are amended. This guidance is expected to be issued in April 2004 and will cover dredgings and landfill disposal.