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:

Waste Hierarchy
Waste Hierarchy

On the right is a pictorial diagram of the Waste Hierarchy.[1]

DEFRA's guidance on applying the Waste Hierarchy[2] was published in 2011 and the uses Life Cycle Assessment and its principles to support the thinking/guidance provided.







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