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[[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:
[[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 - using less material in design and manufacture. Keeping products for longer.
* Prevention - using less material in design and manufacture. Keeping products for longer.
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* [[Disposal]] - [[Landfill]] and [[Incineration without Energy Recovery]].
* [[Disposal]] - [[Landfill]] and [[Incineration without Energy Recovery]].


On the right a pictorial diagram of the Waste Hierarchy.<ref>http://4rineu.eu/waste-hierarchy/</ref>
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.





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