Local authorities across England have been set limits on the amount of
biodegradable municipal waste they can dispose of in landfill sites. Allocations
have been set in advance of the launch of the Landfill Allowance Trading
Scheme (LATS) on 1 April this year... As such, waste disposal authorities
will be able to trade their allowances with other disposal authorities; selling
allowances if their waste has already been diverted to other disposal routes -
for example recycling - or buying allowances if they have no alternative but to
landfill more waste than their allocation of allowances enables them to... Mr
Morley added: "Combined with existing waste targets, this scheme will encourage
the move away from landfill and towards more sustainable waste management
practices."

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