Municipal Waste Targets: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:55, 5 December 2019

Reduction in the amount of Biodegradable Municipal Waste going to landfill by 35% from the 1995 baseline tonnage by 2020^[1].
Recycle at least 50% of household waste by 2020^[2].
Packaging waste - To recover a minimum of 81% by 2019; 82% by 2020; with the following targets on the seperate materials ^[3]:

Recycling targets:

Materials	2018 (%)	2019(%)	2020(%)
Glass	78	79	80	Plastic	53	55	57
Aluminium	58	61	64
Steel	79	82	85
Paper/Board	71	73	75
Wood	38	43	48

A revised legislative framework on waste entered into force in July 2018 as part of the EU Circular Economy Package. The new targets are as follows:

Recycling of 65% of municipal waste by 2035
Reduction in the amount of of municipal waste sent to landfill to a maximum of 10% by 2035.
Targets for the recycling of packaging waste have also been published but these are not as stringent as those currently required under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 as shown above.

The Municipal Waste targets for Wales are:

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-! Materials !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020
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+| Glass || 78 || 79 || 80
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+| Plastic || 53 || 55 || 57
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-| Plastic || Example || Example || Example
+| Aluminium || 58 || 61 || 64
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-| Aluminium || Example || Example || Example
+| Steel || 79 || 82 || 85
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-| Steel || Example || Example || Example
+| Paper/Board || 71 || 73 || 75
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-| Paper/Board || Example || Example || Example
+| Wood || 38 || 43 || 48
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-| Wood || Example || Example || Example
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