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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
The [[MRF Regulations]], sometimes known colloquially as the [[MRF Code of Practice]] (MRF CoP), were published in February 2013 and required all [[Material Recovery Facility|material recovery facilities]] over a certain size to measure the quality of their inputs and outputs. The [[MRF Regulations]] introduced a new requirement to make all results from these tests publicly available, for example to businesses buying the material as well as to [[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] and others who supply material to the MRFs <ref name="Lets" />. It did not set any minimum quality standards. A full list of sites can be found on the page [[Qualifying MRFs]]. As of October 2024 the regulations are to be amended to place a greater onus on the frequency of sampling and the range of materials to be measured<ref name="Update" />.
The [[MRF Regulations]], sometimes known colloquially as the [[MRF Code of Practice]] (MRF CoP), were published in February 2013 and required all [[Material Recovery Facility|material recovery facilities]] over a certain size to measure the quality of their inputs and outputs. The [[MRF Regulations]] introduced a new requirement to make all results from these tests publicly available, for example to businesses buying the material as well as to [[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] and others who supply material to the MRFs <ref name="Lets" />. It did not set any minimum quality standards. A full list of sites can be found on the page [[Qualifying MRFs]]. At the beginning of October 2024 the regulations were amended to place a greater onus on the frequency of sampling and the range of materials to be measured<ref name="Update" />.


==MRF Code==
==MRF Code==