Mining Waste Directive

Question from Institute of Quarrying Question Time on 18 February.

John Sanders: ‘What is the cost to industry of the EU Mining Waste Directive, which appears to duplicate UK planning and safety regulations?’

Chris Dobbs: ‘Exactly right, it does duplicate existing regulations but the directive is not necessarily a bad thing because it will promote better record keeping. Also, if you are reasonably well organized you should be able to comply without incurring too much cost, but in overall terms it may cost large companies several hundred thousand pounds a year’