MRF Regulations: Difference between revisions

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==MRF Code==

The [[MRF Code of Practice]] is enacted through Part 2 Sch 9 of the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]] ~~[[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023|~~as amended by the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023]] which entered into force in October 2024 and required that MRFs to whom the regulations applied must<ref name="DEF">[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295178/pb14150-mrf-guide.pdf/ Material Facilities:how to report on mixed waste sampling], DEFRA 2018</ref>:

The [[MRF Code of Practice]] is enacted through Part 2 Sch 9 of the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]] as amended by the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023]] which entered into force in October 2024 and required that MRFs to whom the regulations applied must<ref name="DEF">[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295178/pb14150-mrf-guide.pdf/ Material Facilities:how to report on mixed waste sampling], DEFRA 2018</ref>:

* sample and test the materials they receive and send out

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The '''Regulations''' apply to any facility (known as 'Qualifying [[MRF]]s') that receive over 1,000 tonnes or more of ' Waste Material' which is waste that is:

* [[Household Waste]], or oriniates from a source other than [[Household Waste]] but is similar to [[Household Waste]] in terms of its nature and composition

* [[Household Waste]], or oriniates from a source other than [[Household Waste|household waste]] but is similar to [[Household Waste|household waste]] in terms of its nature and composition

* has been seperately collected (whether as a single kind of material or two or more kinds of material mixed together) for the primary purpose of preparing it for [[Reuse]] or [[Recycling]], and

* has been seperately collected (whether as a single kind of material or two or more kinds of material mixed together) for the primary purpose of preparing it for [[Reuse|reuse]] or [[Recycling|recycling]], and

** consists (whether wholly or in part) of any of the following kinds of material— [[Glass]]

** consists (whether wholly or in part) of any of the following kinds of material—

** [[Glass]]

** [[Metal]]

** [[Paper]]

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 ==MRF Code==
-The [[MRF Code of Practice]] is enacted through Part 2 Sch 9 of the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]] [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023|as amended by the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023]] which entered into force in October 2024 and required that MRFs to whom the regulations applied must<ref name="DEF">[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295178/pb14150-mrf-guide.pdf/ Material Facilities:how to report on mixed waste sampling], DEFRA 2018</ref>:
+The [[MRF Code of Practice]] is enacted through Part 2 Sch 9 of the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]] as amended by the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023]] which entered into force in October 2024 and required that MRFs to whom the regulations applied must<ref name="DEF">[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295178/pb14150-mrf-guide.pdf/ Material Facilities:how to report on mixed waste sampling], DEFRA 2018</ref>:
 * sample and test the materials they receive and send out
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 The '''Regulations''' apply to any facility (known as 'Qualifying [[MRF]]s') that receive over 1,000 tonnes or more of ' Waste Material' which is waste that is:
-* [[Household Waste]], or oriniates from a source other than [[Household Waste]] but is similar to [[Household Waste]] in terms of its nature and composition
+* [[Household Waste]], or oriniates from a source other than [[Household Waste|household waste]] but is similar to [[Household Waste|household waste]] in terms of its nature and composition
-* has been seperately collected (whether as a single kind of material or two or more kinds of material mixed together) for the primary purpose of preparing it for [[Reuse]] or [[Recycling]], and
+* has been seperately collected (whether as a single kind of material or two or more kinds of material mixed together) for the primary purpose of preparing it for [[Reuse|reuse]] or [[Recycling|recycling]], and
-** consists (whether wholly or in part) of any of the following kinds of material— [[Glass]]
+** consists (whether wholly or in part) of any of the following kinds of material—
+** [[Glass]]
 ** [[Metal]]
 ** [[Paper]]