Waste landfills

The cartography included in this service contains the location of the existing waste landfills in Spain. A landfill is a waste disposal facility through its underground or surface deposit, for periods longer than those considered for temporary storage. Royal Decree 1481/2001 of 27 December 2001 regulating the disposal of waste by landfilling classifies landfills into three categories according to the type of waste deposited: landfill for hazardous waste, landfill for non-hazardous waste and landfill for inert waste. These data have been obtained from three sources: 1.-Register of Waste Producers and Managers (RPGR) based on the obligation of the Autonomous Communities to register these facilities, based on the provisions of Law 22/2011, on Waste and Contaminated Soils. 2.- State Register of Emissions and Pollutant Sources (PRTR), linked to the Industrial Emissions Directive (DEI) and containing landfills of hazardous and non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 10 tn/day or 25,000 tn. 3.- Likewise, the data have been collected directly from the heads of the Autonomous Communities. The data collected are updated as of May 2018.