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-[[Treatment]] involves the physical, thermal, chemical or biological processing (or combination e.g. physico-chemical) of [[Waste|waste]] to reduce volume and/or its hazardous nature. All wastes are required to have been pre-treated prior to [[Disposal]] at [[Landfill]].
+[[Treatment]] involves the physical, thermal, chemical or biological processing (or combination e.g. physico-chemical) of [[Waste|waste]] to change the characterisitcs of the [[Waste|waste]] such that<ref name="CIWM">https://www.ciwm.co.uk/ciwm/knowledge/pre-treatment-of-waste.aspx, [[CIWM]]</ref>
+*the volume of the waste reduces; or
+*the hazardous nature of the waste reduces;or
+*it facilitiates its handling; or
+*enhances its recovery
+All wastes are required to have been pre-treated prior to [[Disposal]] at [[Landfill]].
+[[Waste Producer|Waste producers]] must either treat their own waste and provide information about the treatment method used for susequent [[Waste Holder|holders]] of the [[Waste|waste]] to ensure that the waste will be treated by a subsequent holder before it is [[Landfill|landfilled]]. [[Waste Producer|Waste producers]] are not obliged to treat the waste themselves and are able to use a waste contractor to perform this function for them<ref name="CIWM" />.
+==References==
+<references />