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 ==UK targets==
-*Reduction in the amount of [[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] going to landfill by 35% from the 1995 baseline tonnage by 2020<ref>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:31999L0031&from=EN</ref>.
-*Recycle at least 50% of household waste by 2020<ref>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008L0098&from=EN Waste Frameowk Directive 2008/98/EC</ref>.
-*Packaging waste - To recover a minimum of 81% by 2019; 82% by 2020; with the following targets on the seperate materials <ref>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1221/made The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2017</ref>:
-Recycling targets:
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-! Materials !! 2018 (%) !! 2019 (%) !! 2020 (%)
-|-
-| Glass || 78 || 79 || 80
-|-
-| Plastic || 53 || 55 || 57
-|-
-| Aluminium || 58 || 61 || 64
-|-
-| Steel || 79 || 82 || 85
-|-
-| Paper/Board || 71 || 73 || 75
-|-
-| Wood || 38 || 43 || 48
-|}
 A revised legislative framework on waste entered into force in July 2018 as part of the EU [[Circular Economy Package]] The new targets are as follows:
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 * Reduction in the amount of of municipal waste sent to landfill to a maximum of 10% by 2035.
 * Targets for the recycling of packaging waste have also been published but these are not as stringent as those currently required under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 as shown above.
+The latest Packaging Recycling targets have been placed on the [[Packaging Waste]] page.
 ==England==