Environment Update: Large Combustion Plants, Incineration of Waste and National Emission Ceilings

New Legislation

The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Council Directives on Large Combustion Plants, Incineration of Waste and National Emission Ceilings) Order 2002 implements the requirements of three EU Directives into UK law through incorporating them into the existing IPPC regulatory regime.

The EU Directives in questions are:

- 2000/76/EC on the incineration of waste. This sets out to limit the environmental impacts associated with the incineration of waste;
- 2001/80/EC on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants. Requires reductions in emissions from large combustion plant; and
- 2001/81/EC on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants. This sets to limit national emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, Volatile organic compounds and ammonia.
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