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The Waste Hierarchy is defined in Art 4 of the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC and transposed into legislation by the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, as amended. The Waste Hierarchy applies as a priority order in waste prevention and management legislation and policy:
[[File:Waste Hierarchy.png|right|800px|Waste Hierarchy]] The [[Waste Hierarchy]] is defined in Article 4 of the [[Waste Framework Directive]] 2008/98/EC and transposed into legislation by the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, as amended. The Waste Hierarchy applies as a priority order in waste prevention and management legislation and policy:
* Prevention
* Preparing for re-use
* [[Recycling]]
* Other [[Recovery]] e.g. energy recovery
* [[Disposal]]


[[File:Waste Hierarchy.png|center|800px|Waste Hierarchy]]
* Prevention - using less material in design and manufacture. Keeping products for longer.
* Preparing for re-use - checking, cleaning, repairing, refurbishing whole items or spare parts.
* [[Recycling]] - Turning waste materials into new products. Includes [[Composting]] if Quality Protocols are met.
* Other [[Recovery]] - Includes [[Incineration with Energy Recovery]], [[Gasification]] and [[Pyrolysis]] which produce energy (fuels, heat and power) and [[Anaerobic Digestion]]
* [[Disposal]] - [[Landfill]] and [[Incineration without Energy Recovery]].
 
On the right is a pictorial diagram of the Waste Hierarchy.<ref>http://4rineu.eu/waste-hierarchy/</ref>
 
[[DEFRA]]'s guidance on applying the Waste Hierarchy<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69404/pb13529-waste-hierarchy-summary.pdf</ref> was published in 2011 and the uses [[Life Cycle Assessment]] and its principles to support the thinking/guidance provided.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:44, 17 January 2022

Waste Hierarchy
Waste Hierarchy

The Waste Hierarchy is defined in Article 4 of the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC and transposed into legislation by the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, as amended. The Waste Hierarchy applies as a priority order in waste prevention and management legislation and policy:

On the right is a pictorial diagram of the Waste Hierarchy.[1]

DEFRA's guidance on applying the Waste Hierarchy[2] was published in 2011 and the uses Life Cycle Assessment and its principles to support the thinking/guidance provided.







References