Licences for waste moves
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• Hauliers transporting any kind of waste will have to apply for a licence from the Waste Regulation Authority, under tough new measures likely to be introduced as part of the Environmental Protection Bill.
Waste carriers will pay a licence fee which is "not expected to be onerous", says the Department of the Environment, and will have to demonstrate their competence to handle the sort of waste that they carry.
The Bill's clauses on waste transport and disposal aim to enforce a strict "duty of care" on operators.
The Bill will also require local authorities to put waste disposal operations out to private "arms-length" companies to separate the council's policing and disposal roles. Regulations governing hazardous chemical transportation will also be tightened up.