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[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Legislation & Policy]] | [[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Legislation & Policy]] | ||
== Overview == | |||
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, which were originally addressed through individual targets on local authorities. These have now been lifted in England – placing a reliance primarily on the [[Landfill Tax]] and treatment systems funded under [[PFI]] funded schemes to deliver the objectives. | 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, which were originally addressed through individual targets on local authorities. These have now been lifted in England – placing a reliance primarily on the [[Landfill Tax]] and treatment systems funded under [[PFI]] funded schemes to deliver the objectives. | ||
== Targets == | |||
The amount of BMW to landfill as a target is measured against the 1995 baseline requiring: | |||
* No greater than 75% of the 1995 baseline by 2010 | |||
* No greater than 50% of the 1995 baseline by 2013 | |||
* No greater than 35% of the 1995 baseline by 2020 | |||
and has progressively reduced year on year with 7.4 million tonnes sent to [[Landfill]] in 2017, representing 21% of the 1995 baseline value <ref> UK Statistics on Waste statistical notice March 2019 rev FINAL published by [[DEFRA]]</ref> | |||
== Reference == | |||