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A revised legislative framework on waste entered into force in July 2018 as part of the EU [[Circular Economy Package | 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: | ||
* Recycling of 65% of municipal waste by 2035 | * Recycling of 65% of municipal waste by 2035 | ||
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The Municipal Waste targets for Wales are: | The Municipal Waste targets for Wales are: | ||
* 70% of waste to be used, recycled or composted by 2024/25 | *70% of waste to be used, recycled or composted by 2024/25 | ||
*30% of energy created by waste by 2024/25 | *30% of energy created by waste by 2024/25 | ||
*Landfill restriction of 5% of waste being sent to landfill by 2024/25 | *Landfill restriction of 5% of waste being sent to landfill by 2024/25 | ||
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* a reduction of 1.2% per annum for [[Commercial Waste]] | * a reduction of 1.2% per annum for [[Commercial Waste]] | ||
*70% of [[Commercial and Industrial Waste]] to be recycled by 2025 | *70% of [[Commercial and Industrial Waste]] to be recycled by 2025 | ||
*Recycling and recovery rate of 90% by 2019/20 for [[Construction and Demolition Waste]]. | |||
*zero waste to [Landfill]] by 2025; and | *zero waste to [Landfill]] by 2025; and | ||
*Wales to achieve zero waste by 2050. | *Wales to achieve zero waste by 2050. | ||
Wales also have a non-statutory target to reduce the quantity of household waste by 1.2% per annum to 2050. | |||
==Scotland== | ==Scotland== | ||
Municipal Waste targets are outlined in The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012, as amended<ref>https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111016657/contents</ref>. They are as follows: | |||
*Local authorities to provide a basic recycling service to all households by 1 January 2014; | |||
*Local authorities to offer a food waste recycling service in non‐rural areas from 1 January 2016; | |||
*A ban on material collected for recycling going to landfill or incineration (from 1 January 2014); | |||
*A ban on [[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] going to landfill by 1 January 2021; | |||
*All businesses and organisations to present key recyclable material for collection from 1 January | |||
2014; | |||
*Food waste businesses producing over 50kg of food waste per week to present it for separate | |||
collection from 1 January 2014; | |||
*Food waste businesses producing over 5kg of food waste a week to present it for separate collection | |||
from 1 January 2016; | |||
*A ban on the use of macerators to discharge food waste into the public sewer from 1 January 2016; | |||
*All new [[Energy Recovery Facilities|incinerators]] must ensure that metals and dense plastics have been removed from residual municipal waste prior to incineration<ref>https://www.nic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/NIC-Anthesis-Report-and-Appendicies-FINAL.pdf</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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