With a view to supporting the Union’s transition to a circular economy and meeting the requirements of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in particular Articles 4 and 12 thereof, the aim of this Directive is to ensure a progressive reduction of landfilling of waste, in particular of waste that is suitable for recycling or other recovery, and, by way of stringent operational and technical requirements on the waste and landfills, to provide for measures, procedures and guidance to prevent or reduce as far as possible negative effects on the environment, in particular the pollution of surface water, groundwater, soil and air, and on the global environment, including the greenhouse effect, as well as any resulting risk to human health, from landfilling of waste, during the whole life-cycle of the landfill.
D’fhonn tacú le haistriú an Aontais go geilleagar ciorclach agus tacú le ceanglais Threoir 2008/98/CE ó Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus ón gComhairle, agus go háirithe Airteagal 4 agus Airteagal 12 di, a chomhlíonadh, is é aidhm na Treorach seo a áirithiú go ndéanfar laghdú leanúnach ar dhramhaíl arna cur i líonadh talún, go háirithe dramhaíl atá oiriúnach le haghaidh athchúrsála nó aisghabháil eile, agus, trí bhíthin ceanglais dhiana oibríochtúla agus theicniúla maidir le dramhaíl agus líonadh talún, foráil a dhéanamh maidir le bearta, nósanna imeachta agus treoir chun éifeachtaí diúltacha ar an gcomhshaol, go háirithe truailliú uisce dromchla, screamhuisce, ithreach agus aeir, agus ar an timpeallacht dhomhanda, lena n-áirítear an iarmhairt cheaptha teasa, chomh maith le haon riosca do shláinte an duine atá ann dá bharr, a bhaineann le dramhaíl a chur i líonadh talún, a chosc nó a laghdú a mhéid is féidir, le linn shaolré iomlán an líonta talún.