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The [[Waste Managment Plan for England]] was published in 2021 and fulfils the requirements of the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]] which requires a waste managment plan to be reviewed every six years. It is a high level, non-site specific document focussing on waste arisings and their managment. It also provides an analysis of the current [[Waste Management]] situation in England and evalutates how the Plan will support implementation of the objectives and provisions of the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]]<ref name="PLA">[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-management-plan-for-england-2021/ .gov.uk]</ref>. | The [[Waste Managment Plan for England]] was published in 2021 and fulfils the requirements of the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]] which requires a waste managment plan to be reviewed every six years. It is a high level, non-site specific document focussing on waste arisings and their managment. It also provides an analysis of the current [[Waste Management]] situation in England and evalutates how the Plan will support implementation of the objectives and provisions of the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]]<ref name="PLA">[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-management-plan-for-england-2021/ .gov.uk]</ref>. | ||
==What the Waste Managment Plan must contain<ref name="PLA" />== | |||
The [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]] specifiy what information the Plan must contain (with changes made by the [[Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations 2020]] whcih cam einto force on 1 October 2020: | |||
*An analysis of the current waste management situation in the geographical entity concerned, as well as the measures to be taken to improve environmentally sound preparing for [[reuse]], [[recycling]], [[recovery]] and [[disposal]] of [[waste]], and an evaluation of how the Plan will support the implementation of the objectives and provisions listed in the [[Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011]]; | |||
*The type, quantity and source of [[waste]] generated within the territory, the waste likely to be shipped from or to the national territory, and an evaluation of the development of waste streams in the future; | |||
*Existing major [[disposal]] and [[R1|recovery installations]], including any special arrangements for waste oils, [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous waste]], waste containing significant amounts of critical raw materials, or waste streams addressed by specific legislation; | |||
*An assessment of the need for the closure of existing waste installations and for additional waste installation infrastructure in accordance with the proximity principle. An assessment of the investments and other financial means, including for [[Local Authority|local authorities]], required to meet those needs is carried out; | |||
*Information on the measures to attain the objective of diverting [[waste]] suitable for [[recycling]] or other [[recovery]] (in particular municipal waste) away from [[landfill]] or in other strategic documents; | |||
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Revision as of 09:21, 18 July 2022
The Waste Managment Plan for England was published in 2021 and fulfils the requirements of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 which requires a waste managment plan to be reviewed every six years. It is a high level, non-site specific document focussing on waste arisings and their managment. It also provides an analysis of the current Waste Management situation in England and evalutates how the Plan will support implementation of the objectives and provisions of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011[1].
What the Waste Managment Plan must contain[1]
The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 specifiy what information the Plan must contain (with changes made by the Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 whcih cam einto force on 1 October 2020:
- An analysis of the current waste management situation in the geographical entity concerned, as well as the measures to be taken to improve environmentally sound preparing for reuse, recycling, recovery and disposal of waste, and an evaluation of how the Plan will support the implementation of the objectives and provisions listed in the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011;
- The type, quantity and source of waste generated within the territory, the waste likely to be shipped from or to the national territory, and an evaluation of the development of waste streams in the future;
- Existing major disposal and recovery installations, including any special arrangements for waste oils, hazardous waste, waste containing significant amounts of critical raw materials, or waste streams addressed by specific legislation;
- An assessment of the need for the closure of existing waste installations and for additional waste installation infrastructure in accordance with the proximity principle. An assessment of the investments and other financial means, including for local authorities, required to meet those needs is carried out;
- Information on the measures to attain the objective of diverting waste suitable for recycling or other recovery (in particular municipal waste) away from landfill or in other strategic documents;
References
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