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The [[Waste Managment Plan for England]] was published in 2021 and fulfils the requirements of the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]] which requires a waste managment plan to be reviewed every six years. It is a high level, non-site specific document focussing on waste arisings and their managment. It also provides an analysis of the current [[Waste Management]] situation in England and evalutates how the Plan will support implementation of the objectives and provisions of the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]]<ref name="PLA">[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-management-plan-for-england-2021/ .gov.uk]</ref>. | The [[Waste Managment Plan for England]] was published in 2021 and fulfils the requirements of the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]] which requires a waste managment plan to be reviewed every six years. It is a high level, non-site specific document focussing on waste arisings and their managment. It also provides an analysis of the current [[Waste Management]] situation in England and evalutates how the Plan will support implementation of the objectives and provisions of the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]]<ref name="PLA">[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-management-plan-for-england-2021/ .gov.uk]</ref>. | ||
==Introduction== | |||
There are comprehensive waste management policies in England which taken together deliver the objectives of the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]]: to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the generation of [[waste]], the adverse impacts of the generation and management of [[waste]], and by reducing overall impacts of resource use and improving the efficiency of such use<ref name="PLA" />.. | |||
The '''Plan''' does not introduce new policies or to change the landscape of how waste is managed in England. Its core aim is to bring current [[Waste Management]] policies under the umbrella of one national plan and provide an analysis of each of the areas listed below. | |||
==What the Waste Managment Plan must contain<ref name="PLA" />== | ==What the Waste Managment Plan must contain<ref name="PLA" />== | ||
The [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]] specifiy what information the Plan must contain (with changes made by the [[Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations 2020]] | The [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]] specifiy what information the '''Plan''' must contain (with changes made by the [[Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations 2020]] which came into force on 1 October 2020: | ||
*An analysis of the current waste management situation in the geographical entity concerned, as well as the measures to be taken to improve environmentally sound preparing for [[reuse]], [[recycling]], [[recovery]] and [[disposal]] of [[waste]], and an evaluation of how the Plan will support the implementation of the objectives and provisions listed in the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]]; | *An analysis of the current waste management situation in the geographical entity concerned, as well as the measures to be taken to improve environmentally sound preparing for [[reuse]], [[recycling]], [[recovery]] and [[disposal]] of [[waste]], and an evaluation of how the Plan will support the implementation of the objectives and provisions listed in the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]]; | ||
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*An assessment of the need for the closure of existing waste installations and for additional waste installation infrastructure in accordance with the proximity principle. An assessment of the investments and other financial means, including for [[Local Authority|local authorities]], required to meet those needs is carried out; | *An assessment of the need for the closure of existing waste installations and for additional waste installation infrastructure in accordance with the proximity principle. An assessment of the investments and other financial means, including for [[Local Authority|local authorities]], required to meet those needs is carried out; | ||
*Information on the measures to attain the objective of diverting [[waste]] suitable for [[recycling]] or other [[recovery]] (in particular municipal waste) away from [[landfill]] or in other strategic documents; | *Information on the measures to attain the objective of diverting [[waste]] suitable for [[recycling]] or other [[recovery]] (in particular municipal waste) away from [[landfill]] or in other strategic documents; | ||
* | *An assessment of existing [[Collection System Design|waste collection schemes]], including the material and territorial coverage of separate collection and measures to improve its operation, of any exceptions to requirements to collect [[waste]] separately, and of the need for new collection schemes; | ||
*Sufficient information on the location criteria for site identification and on the capacity of future disposal or major recovery installations, if necessary; | |||
*General waste management policies, including planned waste management technologies and methods, or policies for waste posing specific management problems; | |||
*Measures to combat and prevent all forms of littering and to clean up litter; | |||
*Appropriate qualitative or quantitative indicators and targets, including on the quantity of generated [[waste]] and its [[treatment]] and on [[Municipal Solid Waste|municipal waste]] that is disposed of or subject to [[Energy Recovery Facility|energy recovery]]; | |||
*'''Waste management plans''' must: | |||
**include the measures to be taken so that, by 2035: | |||
***the preparing for re-use and the recycling of municipal waste is increased to a minimum of 65% by weight. | |||
***the amount of municipal waste landfilled is reduced to 10% or less of the total amount of municipal waste generated (by weight). | |||
**Conform to the strategy for the reduction of biodegradable waste going to landfill required by section 17(1) of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 | |||
**Conform to the provisions in paragraph 5(1)(b) of Schedule 10 to the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]] | |||
**For the purposes of litter prevention, conform to: | |||
*** the programme of measures published pursuant to regulation 14(1) of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010; | |||
***each programme of measures proposed and approved under regulation 12(1) of the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 for river basin districts that are wholly or partly in England. | |||
*Schedule 1 to the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]] also sets out other obligations for the Plan which include: | |||
**Having a specific chapter on the management of [[Packaging Waste|packaging]] and [[Packaging Waste|packaging waste]], including measures taken | |||
***to prevent the formation of packaging waste in accordance with the [[Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015]]; | |||
***that consist of national programmes and projects to introduce [[Extended Producer Responsibility|extended producer responsibility]] schemes to minimise the environmental impact of [[Packaging Waste|packaging]]; | |||
***that achieve a sustained reduction in the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags; | |||
***that actively encourage public information and awareness campaigns concerning the adverse environmental impact of the excessive consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags; | |||
***that encourage re-use systems of [[Packaging Waste|packaging]], which can be re-used in an environmentally sound manner | |||
***that encourage the increase in the share of re-useable [[Packaging Waste|packaging]] placed on the market and of systems to [[reuse]] [[Packaging Waste|packaging]] in an environmentally sound manner without compromising food hygiene or the safety of consumers | |||
*Measures to promote high quality [[recycling]] including the setting up of separate collections of [[waste]] where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriate to meet the necessary quality standards for the relevant [[recycling]] sectors. | |||
*As appropriate, measures to encourage the separate collection of [[bio-waste]] with a view to the [[composting]] and digestion of[[ bio-waste]]. | |||
*As appropriate, measures to be taken to promote the [[reuse]] of products and preparing for [[reuse]] activities, in particular— | |||
**measures to encourage the establishment and support of [[reuse]] and repair networks; | |||
**the use of economic instruments | |||
**the use of procurement criteria; and | |||
** the setting of quantitative objectives. | |||
*Measures to be taken to ensure that by 2020: | |||
**at least 50% by weight of waste from households is prepared for [[reuse]] or [[Recycling|recycled]]. | |||
**at least 70% by weight of non-hazardous [[Construction and Demolition Waste]] that is not naturally occurring material falling within the description of code 17 05 04 in the [[List of Waste (England) Regulations 2005|List of Wastes]] is subjected to material recovery. | |||
==Wastes covered by the Plan<ref name="PLA" />== | |||
The '''Plan''' applies to the folllowing waste types: | |||
# [[Household Waste]] and [[Commercial and Industrial Waste|commercial waste]] of a similar nature to [[Household Waste|household waste]] | |||
#[[Industrial Waste|Industrial]] (including agricultural) and other [[commercial Waste|commercial waste]] | |||
#[[Industrial Waste]] - [[construction and Demolition Waste|construction and demolition waste]] | |||
#[[Hazardous Waste]] | |||
The Plan does not apply to certain wastes covered by other legislation, such as radioactive waste, mining waste, animal by-products and waste waters. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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