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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: | |||
# Prevention | |||
# Preparing for re-use | |||
# Recycling | |||
# Other recovery e.g. energy recovery | |||
# Disposal | |||
Revision as of 11:26, 28 October 2019
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:
- Prevention
- Preparing for re-use
- Recycling
- Other recovery e.g. energy recovery
- Disposal