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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, 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 | 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 under [[PFI]] funded schemes to deliver the objectives. | ||
== Targets == | == Targets == | ||
The targets outlined below (and which the UK is expected to meet), come from European Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste. | |||
The amount of BMW to landfill as a target is measured against the 1995 baseline requiring: | 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 75% of the 1995 baseline by 2010 | ||