The main objective of COCOON is to develop, integrate and improve relevant policy instruments for landfill management. As part of the COCOON project the Dutch landfill management policy is evaluated. In this current document we have tried to highlight the most relevant policy developments in the Netherlands for the COCOON project partners. This document was drafted by Witteveen+Bos on behalf of the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management of The Netherlands (Rijkswaterstaat Leefomgeving).