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[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Legislation & Policy]]
[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Legislation & Policy]]
== Overview ==
== 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. 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.
[[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 ==