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[[Category:Legislation & Policy]] [[Economics]]
[[Category:Legislation & Policy]] [[Economics]]
The Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS) was introduced by [[DEFRA]] on 1st April 2005 as a way to enable the UK the meet the [[Landfill Directive]] targets of reducing the amount of [[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] being sent to landfill in a cost-effective way.
The LATS set annual tradeable landfill allocations for [[Waste Disposal Authorities]] which had to be met otherwise the penalty was £150 for each tonne of waste the [[Waste Disposal Authorities]] landfilled above their allowance.


The Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS) was introduced by [[DEFRA]] on 1st April 2005 as a way to enable the UK the meet the [[Landfill Directive]] targets of reducing the amount of [[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] being sent to landfill in a cost-effective way.
The Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS) was introduced by [[DEFRA]] on 1st April 2005 as a way to enable the UK the meet the [[Landfill Directive]] targets of reducing the amount of [[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] being sent to landfill in a cost-effective way.
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