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Lewes District Council
Southover House
Southover Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1AB

Tel: 01273 484999
customer.services@lewes.gov.uk
Minicom 01273 484488

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European Landfill Directive

European Landfill DirectiveAll businesses should be made aware of the European Landfill Directive. It covers the management of waste; everything from its handling to the amount produced and how it is sorted, including for recycling.

To comply, businesses should think seriously about the waste they produce. The Environment Agency offer guidance to ensure businesses are putting in the required effort to limit the amount of waste going to landfill.

To help, the East Sussex Betre project holds Manage Your Waste workshops for businesses along the East Sussex coast.

As our municipal collections services removes significant amounts of recyclable material from waste, we are able to collect all commercial waste - for now.

We have a cardboard and paper collection scheme in all parts of the district. Savings could be made by using it as it costs less than discarding amongst regular waste.

Magpie Recycling also offer a collection service for recyclable materials.

Landfill tax

The Landfill Tax Regulations was introduced by the Government on 1st October 1996. Its objectives are for waste producers to:

The Landfill Tax applies to non-domestic waste going to landfill, levied at the point of disposal - for example at a landfill site.

The Government is increasing this tax via the landfill tax escalator. This aims to act as a financial incentive to reduce, re-use and recycle waste.