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Waste & Minerals Development Framework Hazardous Waste – Review of the Future Management Needs Final October 2011 Prepared for East Sussex County Council/ Brighton and Hove City Council East Sussex County Council Waste & Minerals Development Framework Revision Schedule Hazardous Waste – Study into Future Management Needs October 2011 Rev Date Details Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by 01 06/06/2011 Initial Angela Graham Mike Nutting Mike Nutting Principal Associate Associate 02 22/06/2011 Final Draft Angela Graham Mike Nutting Mike Nutting Principal Associate Associate 03 29/09/2011 Final Angela Graham Mike Nutting Mike Nutting Principal Associate Associate URS/Scott Wilson 12 Regan Way Chetwynd Business Park Chilwell Nottingham NG9 6RZ Tel 0115 9077000 Fax 0115 9077001 East Sussex County Council Waste & Minerals Development Framework Limitations URS Scott Wilson Ltd (“URS Scott Wilson”) has prepared this Report for the sole use of East Sussex County Council (“Client”) in accordance with the Agreement under which our services were performed [Proposal Dated 14 April 2011]. 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Any unauthorised reproduction or usage by any person other than the addressee is strictly prohibited East Sussex County Council Waste & Minerals Development Framework Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 3 1.1 Study Background ............................................................................................................ 3 1.2 Study Aims ....................................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Report Outline .................................................................................................................. 3 2 Legislative, Policy and Other Drivers............................................. 5 2.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Legislative Framework ..................................................................................................... 5 2.3 National Waste Strategy................................................................................................... 7 2.4 National Waste Review .................................................................................................... 8 2.5 National Hazardous Waste Strategy ................................................................................ 8 2.6 Regional and Local Strategy ............................................................................................ 9 2.7 Data Sources.................................................................................................................. 12 2.8 Economic Drivers ........................................................................................................... 12 2.9 Other Drivers .................................................................................................................. 13 3 Study Methodology ........................................................................ 14 3.1 Data Sources.................................................................................................................. 14 3.2 Waste Definitions ........................................................................................................... 15 3.3 Management Facility Definitions .................................................................................... 16 3.4 Waste Management/Disposal Definitions (‘Fates’)......................................................... 18 3.5 Data Collection and Review ........................................................................................... 19 3.6 Growth and Capacity Modelling ..................................................................................... 19 3.7 Final Reporting ............................................................................................................... 20 4 Hazardous Waste Production........................................................ 21 4.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 21 4.2 National and South East Hazardous Waste Production................................................. 21 4.3 East Sussex and Brighton and Hove.............................................................................. 22 4.4 Growth Predictions ......................................................................................................... 26 5 Hazardous Waste Management..................................................... 30 5.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 30 5.2 National and South East Hazardous Waste Management ............................................. 30 5.3 Hazardous Waste Management in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove.......................... 32 5.4 Future Capacity Needs................................................................................................... 42 6 Policy Considerations.................................................................... 57 East Sussex County Council Waste & Minerals Development Framework 6.1 Principles of Future Waste Management Requirements................................................ 57 6.2 Treatment Technology Considerations .......................................................................... 59 7 Discussion of Results.................................................................... 64 7.1 Data Availability.............................................................................................................. 64 7.2 External Drivers.............................................................................................................. 64 7.3 Capacity Implications ..................................................................................................... 65 7.4 Policy Considerations..................................................................................................... 65 8 Conclusions.................................................................................... 70 8.1 Current Treatment and Disposal Capacity ..................................................................... 70 8.2 Policy Considerations..................................................................................................... 70 8.3 Future Capacity Requirements....................................................................................... 71 8.4 Study Updates................................................................................................................ 72 Appendix A Glossary............................................................................. 73 Appendix B Waste Management Definitions ....................................... 76 Appendix C Historic Hazardous Waste Production ............................. 80 Appendix D Detailed Analysis of 2007 Top Eight EWC Codes ........... 85 Appendix E Growth Predictions ......................................................... 106 Appendix F List of Sites .....................................................................