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The Waste Hierarchy is defined in Article 4 of the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC and transposed into legislation by the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, as amended. The Waste Hierarchy applies as a priority order in waste prevention and management legislation and policy:

Pictorial diagram of the Waste Hierarchy.^[1]

Prevention - using less material in design and manufacture. Keeping products for longer.
Preparing for re-use - checking, cleaning, repairing, refurbishing whole items or spare parts.
Recycling - Turning waste materials into new products. Includes Composting if Quality Protocols are met.
Other Recovery - Includes incineration with energy recovery, Gasification and Pyrolysis whcih produce energy (fuels, heat and power) and Anaerobic Digestion
Disposal - Landfill and incineration without energy recovery.

References

↑ http://4rineu.eu/waste-hierarchy/

[1] ttp://4rineu.eu/waste-hierarchy/

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 [[Category:Legislation & Policy]]
-The Waste Hierarchy is defined in Art 4 of the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC and transposed into legislation by the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, as amended. The Waste Hierarchy applies as a priority order in waste prevention and management legislation and policy:
+[[File:Waste Hierarchy.png|right|800px|Waste Hierarchy]] The Waste Hierarchy is defined in Article 4 of the [[Waste Framework Directive]] 2008/98/EC and transposed into legislation by the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, as amended. The Waste Hierarchy applies as a priority order in waste prevention and management legislation and policy:
-* Prevention
+Pictorial diagram of the Waste Hierarchy.<ref>http://4rineu.eu/waste-hierarchy/</ref>
-* Preparing for re-use
-* [[Recycling]]
-* Other [[Recovery]] e.g. energy recovery
-* [[Disposal]]
-[[File:Waste Hierarchy.png|center|800px|Waste Hierarchy]]
+* Prevention - using less material in design and manufacture. Keeping products for longer.
+* Preparing for re-use - checking, cleaning, repairing, refurbishing whole items or spare parts.
+* [[Recycling]] - Turning waste materials into new products. Includes [[Composting]] if Quality Protocols are met.
+* Other [[Recovery]] - Includes incineration with energy recovery, [[Gasification]] and [[Pyrolysis]] whcih produce energy (fuels, heat and power) and [[Anaerobic Digestion]]
+* [[Disposal]] - Landfill and incineration without energy recovery.
+==References==
+<refernces />