4.8 Disposal

Significant quantities of non-MSW are landfilled in Orkney and Shetland. The majority of these wastes are construction and demolition or oil-related. The Landfill Directive may require engineering improvements that threaten the viability of some of the smaller existing inert sites. Actions 19 and 34 are intended to address the provision of sufficient forward landfill capacity for non-hazardous and inert wastes as required. There could be wastes currently disposed of to landfill which the landfill directive will ban from landfill in future years. The Orkney and Shetland WSAG will ensure work is initiated to identify these wastes, and understand future infrastructure requirements.