Concern remains high in the non-ferrous metals sector that, in the wake of the ban on co-disposal, landfills could be stopped from taking some of the industry's hazardous wastes. Spent pot linings from primary aluminium producers are a particular problem due to the lack of treatment technologies enabling the waste to meet the landfill waste acceptance criteria (WAC) that come into force in July 2005.

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