The applicant burned Cemfuel in its Cement Works. The Agency changed the licence conditions to declare that Cemfuel was a hazardous waste. The issue was whether the recovery of Cemfuel from waste created a product no longer waste, and that process was complete by the time it came to be used by them. It was held that Cemfuel was an remained a hazardous waste, until ‘recovered by being used up entirely as fuel. A partial use did not result in it ceasing to be waste.
Citations:
Gazette 05-Apr-2001
Statutes:
Council Directive 94/67/EC on the incineration of hazardous waste, Environmental Protection Act 1990
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Environment
Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.88444
