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[[Category:Legislation & Policy]]
[[Category:Legislation & Policy]][[Category:Targets & Metrics]]


==UK targets==
==UK targets==


*Reduction in the amount of [[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] going to landfill by 35% from the 1995 baseline tonnage by 2020<ref>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:31999L0031&from=EN</ref>.
A revised legislative framework on waste entered into force in July 2018 as part of the EU [[Circular Economy Package]] The new targets are as follows:
*Recycle at least 50% of household waste by 2020<ref>https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32008L0098&from=EN Waste Frameowk Directive 2008/98/EC</ref>.
*Packaging waste - To recover a minimum of 81% by 2019; 82% by 2020; with the following targets on the seperate materials <ref>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1221/made The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2017</ref>:


Recycling targets:
* Recycling of 55% of municipal waste by 2025
* Recycling of 60% of municipal waste by 2030
* Recycling of 65% of municipal waste by 2035
* Reduction in the amount of of municipal waste sent to landfill to a maximum of 10% by 2035.
* Targets for the recycling of packaging waste have also been published and have been placed on the [[Packaging Waste]] page.


{| class="wikitable"
In November 2021 the [[Environment Act 2021]] entered into force which introduced a further statutory target relating to the reduction in residual [[waste]] arisings. This target:
|-
! Materials !! 2018 (%) !! 2019 (%) !! 2020 (%)
|-
| Glass || 78 || 79 || 80
|-
| Plastic || 53 || 55 || 57
|-
| Aluminium || 58 || 61 || 64
|-
| Steel || 79 || 82 || 85
|-
| Paper/Board || 71 || 73 || 75
|-
| Wood || 38 || 43 || 48
|}


        Reduce residual waste (excluding major mineral wastes) kg per capita by 50% by 2042 from the 2019 level of approximately 560kg per capita.


A revised legislative framework on waste entered into force in July 2018 as part of the EU [[Circular Economy Package]] The new targets are as follows:
is currently out for consultion.
 
* Recycling of 65% of municipal waste by 2035
* Reduction in the amount of of municipal waste sent to landfill to a maximum of 10% by 2035.
* Targets for the recycling of packaging waste have also been published but these are not as stringent as those currently required under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 as shown above.


==England==
==England==
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==Northern Ireland==
==Northern Ireland==


The Municipal Waste targets for Northern Ireland are found within the Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy, Delivering REsource Effiency <ref>https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/doe/waste-policy-delivering-resource-efficiency-northern-ireland-waste-management-strategy-2013.pdf</ref>. the targets are as follows:
The Municipal Waste targets for Northern Ireland are found within the Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy, Delivering Resource Effiency <ref>https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/doe/waste-policy-delivering-resource-efficiency-northern-ireland-waste-management-strategy-2013.pdf</ref>. the targets are as follows:


*To achieve a recycling rate of 50% (including preparing for re-use) of Household waste by 2020.
*To achieve a recycling rate of 50% (including preparing for re-use) of Household waste by 2020.
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