“A young mother-of-three is to be tried by a crown court jury after being accused of throwing an apple core from her car on to the pavement.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2008
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Permit required for intermediate treatment
United Utilities Water plc v Environment Agency for England and Wales
House of Lords
“The requirement for a permit in order to operate waste water plants, where the treatment resulted in nonhazardous waste being discarded, applied to installations where intermediate treatment took place prior to transportation to another site for final treatment and disposal.”
The Times, 26th October 2007
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United Utilities Water plc v Environment Agency for England and Wales [2007] UKHL 41
“The requirement for a permit to operate waste water treatment plants which disposed of non-hazardous water waste applied to plants where intermediate treatment took place prior to its transportation to another installation for further treatment and disposal. The House of Lords so held in dismissing an appeal by United Utilities Water plc against the decision of the Court of Appeal (Sir Anthony Clarke, MR, Laws and Smith LJJ) [2006] EWCA Civ 633 upholding an order of Nelson J that United Utilities required a permit from the Environment Agency for England and Wales for sludge treatment plants at Bolton, Davyhulme and Widnes.”
WLR Daily, 17th October 2007
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Waste Directive does not cover old lubricating oil used as fuel
R (OSS Group Ltd) v. Environment Agency
Court of Appeal
“Lubricating oil collected after use and processed into fuel oil for burning could cease to be waste before it was burnt.”
The Times, 6th July 2007
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“A lubricating oil which was collected after use and processed into fuel oil for burning, could as a matter of law cease to be waste before it was burnt as fuel for the purposes of Council Directive 2006/12/EC (‘the Waste Framework Directive’).”
WLR Daily, 28th June 2007
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Escaped sewage was ‘discarded’ waste
Court of Justice of the European Communities
“Waste water which accidentally escaped from a sewerage system was discarded by the sewerage management undertaking and was waste within the EC Waste Directive.”
The Times, 25th May 2007
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R (Thames Water Utilities Ltd.) v. South East London Division, Bromley Magistrates’ Court (Environment Agency, interested party) (Case C-252/05)
“The fact that the escape of waste water from a sewage system was accidental did not prevent the waste water from having been “discarded” and hence from being “waste” within Directive 75/442.”
WLR Daily, 10th May 2007
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