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The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) 2008/98/EC sets out the basic principles and definitions related to waste management, such as definitions of | The [[Waste Framework Directive]] ([[WFD]]) 2008/98/EC sets out the basic principles and definitions related to waste management, such as definitions of [[Waste]], [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] etc. It explains when waste ceases to be waste and becomes a secondary raw material (so called [[End of Waste Criteria]]), and how to distinguish between waste and products. | ||
The Directive lays down some basic waste management principles; it requires waste be managed without endangering human health and the environment, and without risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals, without causing a nuisance through noise or odours and without adversely affecting the countryside or places of interest. | The Directive lays down some basic waste management principles; it requires waste be managed without endangering human health and the environment, and without risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals, without causing a nuisance through noise or odours and without adversely affecting the countryside or places of interest. | ||
Most notably the ([[WFD]]) provides the definition of waste in Art 3(1) as [[Waste]] which is "any substance or object that the holder discards, intends to discard or is required to discard". | |||
The WFD introduced the [[Waste Hierarchy]] – the priority order by which all waste legislation and policies throughout the EU are managed. | The WFD introduced the [[Waste Hierarchy]] – the priority order by which all waste legislation and policies throughout the EU are managed. | ||
Introduced the target of achieving a 50% recycling rate of [[Municipal Solid Waste]] by 2020. | |||
The WFD also presented the four ‘principles’ in which European countries should approach waste management: | The WFD also presented the four ‘principles’ in which European countries should approach waste management: | ||
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*Precautionary Principle - where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, a lack of full scientific certainty must not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. | *Precautionary Principle - where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, a lack of full scientific certainty must not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. | ||
*Proximity Principle - waste should be disposed of as closely as possible to where it is produced. | *[[Proximity Principle]] - waste should be disposed of as closely as possible to where it is produced. | ||
The WFD also lists the full suite of [[Recovery and Disposal Codes|Disposal and Recovery Operations]] (D Codes and R Codes) in Annex I and II respectively. | |||
The requirements of the WFD are enacted into legislation by the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]] in England and Wales and [[The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011]] and [[The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012]]. | |||
Directive 2018/851 of the European Parliament and of the council of 30 May 2018 amended the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC and included changes regarding sustainable materials and efficient use of resources, incentives and charges, re-use, producer responsibility, education, and obligations to separately collect paper, metal, plastic and glass. | |||