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[[Category:Legislation & Policy]]

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==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

==England==

* 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.

The Municipal Waste Targets for England remain the same as those mentioned for the UK above.

==Wales==

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The Municipal Waste targets for Wales are:

* 70% of waste to be used, recycled or composted by 2024/25

*70% of waste to be used, recycled or composted by 2024/25

*30% of energy created by waste by 2024/25

*Landfill restriction of 5% of waste being sent to landfill by 2024/25

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* a reduction of 1.2% per annum for [[Commercial Waste]]

*70% of [[Commercial and Industrial Waste]] to be recycled by 2025

*Recycling and recovery rate of 90% by 2019/20 for [[Construction and Demolition Waste]].

*zero waste to [Landfill]] by 2025; and

*Wales to achieve zero waste by 2050.

Wales also have a non-statutory target to reduce the quantity of household waste by 1.2% per annum to 2050.

==Scotland==

Municipal Waste targets are outlined in The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012, as amended<ref>https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111016657/contents</ref>. They are as follows:

*Local authorities to provide a basic recycling service to all households by 1 January 2014;

*Local authorities to offer a food waste recycling service in non‐rural areas from 1 January 2016;

*A ban on material collected for recycling going to landfill or incineration (from 1 January 2014);

*A ban on [[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] going to landfill by 1 January 2021;

*All businesses and organisations to present key recyclable material for collection from 1 January 2014;

*Food waste businesses producing over 50kg of food waste per week to present it for separate collection from 1 January 2014;

*Food waste businesses producing over 5kg of food waste a week to present it for separate collection from 1 January 2016;

*A ban on the use of macerators to discharge food waste into the public sewer from 1 January 2016;

*All new [[Energy Recovery Facility|incinerators]] must ensure that metals and dense plastics have been removed from residual municipal waste prior to incineration<ref>https://www.nic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/NIC-Anthesis-Report-and-Appendicies-FINAL.pdf</ref>

==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:

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

*To achieve a recycling rate of 60% (including preparing for re-use) of [[LACMW]] by 2020.

*To achieve a recovery rate (including preparing for re-use, recycling and other material recovery) of 70% for all non-hazardous Construction and Demolition waste by 2020.

*To landfill no more than 429,000 tonnes of [[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] by 2020.

*To landfill no more than 220,000 tonnes of biodegradable [[LACMW]] by 2020

==References==

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-[[Category:Legislation & Policy]]
+[[Category:Legislation & Policy]][[Category:Targets & Metrics]]
 ==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
+==England==
-* 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.
+The Municipal Waste Targets for England remain the same as those mentioned for the UK above.
 ==Wales==
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 The Municipal Waste targets for Wales are:
-* 70% of waste to be used, recycled or composted by 2024/25
+*70% of waste to be used, recycled or composted by 2024/25
 *30% of energy created by waste by 2024/25
 *Landfill restriction of 5% of waste being sent to landfill by 2024/25
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 * a reduction of 1.2% per annum for [[Commercial Waste]]
 *70% of [[Commercial and Industrial Waste]] to be recycled by 2025
+*Recycling and recovery rate of 90% by 2019/20 for [[Construction and Demolition Waste]].
 *zero waste to [Landfill]] by 2025; and
 *Wales to achieve zero waste by 2050.
+Wales also have a non-statutory target to reduce the quantity of household waste by 1.2% per annum to 2050.
 ==Scotland==
+Municipal Waste targets are outlined in The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012, as amended<ref>https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111016657/contents</ref>. They are as follows:
+*Local authorities to provide a basic recycling service to all households by 1 January 2014;
+*Local authorities to offer a food waste recycling service in non‐rural areas from 1 January 2016;
+*A ban on material collected for recycling going to landfill or incineration (from 1 January 2014);
+*A ban on [[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] going to landfill by 1 January 2021;
+*All businesses and organisations to present key recyclable material for collection from 1 January 2014;
+*Food waste businesses producing over 50kg of food waste per week to present it for separate collection from 1 January 2014;
+*Food waste businesses producing over 5kg of food waste a week to present it for separate collection from 1 January 2016;
+*A ban on the use of macerators to discharge food waste into the public sewer from 1 January 2016;
+*All new [[Energy Recovery Facility|incinerators]] must ensure that metals and dense plastics have been removed from residual municipal waste prior to incineration<ref>https://www.nic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/NIC-Anthesis-Report-and-Appendicies-FINAL.pdf</ref>
+==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:
+*To achieve a recycling rate of 50% (including preparing for re-use) of Household waste by 2020.
+*To achieve a recycling rate of 60% (including preparing for re-use) of [[LACMW]] by 2020.
+*To achieve a recovery rate (including preparing for re-use, recycling and other material recovery) of 70% for all non-hazardous Construction and Demolition waste by 2020.
+*To landfill no more than 429,000 tonnes of [[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] by 2020.
+*To landfill no more than 220,000 tonnes of biodegradable [[LACMW]] by 2020
 ==References==
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