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The '''Duty of Care''' regime was introduced in Section 34 of the [[Environmental Protection Act 1990]] and creates a duty on all who import, produce, carry, keep, treat or dispose of [[Controlled Waste]] or who act as waste brokers or control the ~~waste~~<ref>[[DEFRA]], 2018. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/759083/waste-code-practice-2018.pdf Waste Duty of Care Code of Practice November 2018. London: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs], Welsh Government.</ref>.

The '''Duty of Care''' regime was introduced in Section 34 of the [[Environmental Protection Act 1990]] and creates a duty on all who import, produce, carry, keep, treat or dispose of [[Controlled Waste]] or who act as waste brokers or control the [[Waste]]<ref>[[DEFRA]], 2018. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/759083/waste-code-practice-2018.pdf Waste Duty of Care Code of Practice November 2018. London: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs], Welsh Government.</ref>.

The Duty of Care fundamentally places a responsibility to take all reasonable steps to ensure that when waste is transferred to another waste holder that the waste is managed correctly throughout its complete journey to [[Disposal]] or [[Recovery]]. The regime aims to ensure that anyone involved in the handing or management of waste take all appropriate measures to ensure that<ref>Croner's Waste Management</ref>:

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 [[Category:Legislation & Policy]]
-The '''Duty of Care''' regime was introduced in Section 34 of the [[Environmental Protection Act 1990]] and creates a duty on all who import, produce, carry, keep, treat or dispose of [[Controlled Waste]] or who act as waste brokers or control the waste<ref>[[DEFRA]], 2018. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/759083/waste-code-practice-2018.pdf Waste Duty of Care Code of Practice November 2018. London: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs], Welsh Government.</ref>.
+The '''Duty of Care''' regime was introduced in Section 34 of the [[Environmental Protection Act 1990]] and creates a duty on all who import, produce, carry, keep, treat or dispose of [[Controlled Waste]] or who act as waste brokers or control the [[Waste]]<ref>[[DEFRA]], 2018. [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/759083/waste-code-practice-2018.pdf Waste Duty of Care Code of Practice November 2018. London: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs], Welsh Government.</ref>.
 The Duty of Care fundamentally places a responsibility to take all reasonable steps to ensure that when waste is transferred to another waste holder that the waste is managed correctly throughout its complete journey to [[Disposal]] or [[Recovery]]. The regime aims to ensure that anyone involved in the handing or management of waste take all appropriate measures to ensure that<ref>Croner's Waste Management</ref>: