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[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Legislation & Policy]] | [[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] ([[BMW]]) is the biodegradable fraction of [[Municipal Solid Waste]] | ||
[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Legislation & Policy]][[Category:Targets & Metrics]] | |||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
[[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] ([[BMW]]) is the biodegradable fraction of [[Municipal Solid Waste]](generally around 50% by weight of [[MSW]]) is important as the UK has legally binding EU targets to deliver set reductions of [[BMW]] waste to landfill. These targets were originally addressed through individual targets on local authorities but they have now been lifted (in England); the primary reliance is now on the [[Landfill Tax]] and treatment systems under [[PFI]] funded schemes to deliver the objectives. | |||
== Targets == | == Targets == | ||
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* No greater than 35% of the 1995 baseline by 2020 | * No greater than 35% of the 1995 baseline by 2020 | ||
and has progressively reduced year on year with | and has progressively reduced year on year with 6.1 million tonnes sent to [[Landfill]] in 2020, representing less than 20% of the 1995 baseline value<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste March 2020] most recent 2018 data and finalized/revised May 2022</ref>. England is responsible for 81% of UK BMW to Landfill, generating 4.9 million tonnes of the 6.1 million tonnes in 2020. | ||
[[File:BMW to Landfill.png|frame|center|BMW to Landfill (extract from DEFRA digest)]] | |||
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