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Wastes 'similar to [[Household Waste|household waste]]' are those typically found in a [[Household Waste|household waste]] stream such as plastic bottles (typically ≤5 litres), pots, tubs and trays ([[PTT]]s) used for food packaging, flexible plastic packaging, [[Glass|glass bottles]] and jars, food tins, steel or aluminium drinks cans, [[Paper|newspapers and magazines]] and [[cardboard]] packaging<ref name="WRAP">[https://wrap.org.uk/resources/case-study/materials-recovery-facilities-mrfs-sorting-guide/ Sampling and Testing Guidance for Material Facilities] WRAP 2014</ref>.

==Facilities which are in scope~~<ref name~~=~~"WRAP" />~~==

==Material Facilities which are in scope==

~~The facilities that are within the scope of the regulations include:~~

* ~~Material Recovery Facilities (~~[[~~MRF~~]]s) ~~sorting household dry~~ [[~~Recyclables|recyclables~~]]

A facility (or part of a facility) may be classed as a MF if you:

* [[~~Commercial Waste~~]] ~~sorting operations and~~ [[~~Transfer Station|~~transfer stations]] ~~where~~ materials ~~similar to household wastes are sorted into two~~ or ~~more Specified Output Materials~~ (~~e.g.~~ a MF ~~sorting~~ [[~~Plastic~~|~~plastics~~]] and [[~~Metal|cans~~]] ~~would be in scope although one~~ sorting ~~a single stream such as~~ [[~~Paper~~|~~paper~~]] ~~and card would not)<ref name="WRAP" />~~.

* hold a [[Environmental Permit|permit]] under the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]]

* receive and handle [[waste]] classed as waste material

* consolidate [[waste]] material into bulk quantities from multiple suppliers - for example, bulking or [[transfer stations]]

* sort incoming [[waste]] material into specified output materials, such as [[Metal|aluminium]] cans or [[cardboard]]

A facility (or part of a facility) will not be considered a MF if:

* it only receives waste material from a single supplier and does not seperate the material into specified out put materials

* It is a [[Household Waste Recycling Centre|HWRC]]

* it solely undertakes the processing or sorting of [[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment]] ([[WEEE]]), waste [[batteries]] or accumulators.

* it solely undertakes the processing and sorting of [[Residual Waste|residual waste]].

==Facilities which are out of scope<ref name="WRAP" />==

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 Wastes 'similar to [[Household Waste|household waste]]' are those typically found in a [[Household Waste|household waste]] stream such as plastic bottles (typically ≤5 litres), pots, tubs and trays ([[PTT]]s) used for food packaging, flexible plastic packaging, [[Glass|glass bottles]] and jars, food tins, steel or aluminium drinks cans, [[Paper|newspapers and magazines]] and [[cardboard]] packaging<ref name="WRAP">[https://wrap.org.uk/resources/case-study/materials-recovery-facilities-mrfs-sorting-guide/ Sampling and Testing Guidance for Material Facilities] WRAP 2014</ref>.
-==Facilities which are in scope<ref name="WRAP" />==
+==Material Facilities which are in scope==
-The facilities that are within the scope of the regulations include:
-* Material Recovery Facilities ([[MRF]]s) sorting household dry [[Recyclables|recyclables]]
+A facility (or part of a facility) may be classed as a MF if you:
-* [[Commercial Waste]] sorting operations and [[Transfer Station|transfer stations]] where materials similar to household wastes are sorted into two or more Specified Output Materials (e.g. a MF sorting [[Plastic|plastics]] and [[Metal|cans]] would be in scope although one sorting a single stream such as [[Paper|paper]] and card would not)<ref name="WRAP" />.
+* hold a [[Environmental Permit|permit]] under the [[Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016]]
+* receive and handle [[waste]] classed as waste material
+* consolidate [[waste]] material into bulk quantities from multiple suppliers - for example, bulking or [[transfer stations]]
+* sort incoming [[waste]] material into specified output materials, such as [[Metal|aluminium]] cans or [[cardboard]]
+A facility (or part of a facility) will not be considered a MF if:
+* it only receives waste material from a single supplier and does not seperate the material into specified out put materials
+* It is a [[Household Waste Recycling Centre|HWRC]]
+* it solely undertakes the processing or sorting of [[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment]] ([[WEEE]]), waste [[batteries]] or accumulators.
+* it solely undertakes the processing and sorting of [[Residual Waste|residual waste]].
 ==Facilities which are out of scope<ref name="WRAP" />==