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==The New Requirements== | ==The New Requirements== | ||
* All [[local authorities]] in England must collect the same [[recyclable]] [waste]] streams for [[recycling]] or [[composting]] from households and include [[paper and cardboard]], [[plastic]], [[metal]], [[food waste]] and [[garden waste]]. | * All [[local authorities]] in England must collect the same [[recyclable]] [waste]] streams for [[recycling]] or [[composting]] from households and include [[paper and cardboard]], [[plastic]], [[metal]], [[glass]], [[food waste]] and [[garden waste]]. | ||
* All non-household municipal premises in England (such as businesses, schools and hospitals that have waste of a similar nature to households) must make arrangements to have the same set of [[recyclable]] [[waste]] streams (with the exception of [[garden waste]]) collected for [[recycling]] or [[composting]] and must present their waste in accordance with the arrangements. | * All non-household municipal premises in England (such as businesses, schools and hospitals that have waste of a similar nature to households) must make arrangements to have the same set of [[recyclable]] [[waste]] streams (with the exception of [[garden waste]]) collected for [[recycling]] or [[composting]] and must present their waste in accordance with the arrangements. | ||
[[DEFRA]] have confirmed that the co-collection of [[dry recyclables]] can be undertaken as long as it does not ''significantly reduce their potential to be recycled''. | [[DEFRA]] have confirmed that the co-collection of [[dry recyclables]] can be undertaken as long as it does not ''significantly reduce their potential to be recycled''. | ||