Regulation 2 Residual waste long-term target

(1)

This regulation specifies a target (“the residual waste long-term target”) for the purposes of the Secretary of State’s duty in section 1 of the 2021 Act to set a long-term target in respect of a matter within the area of resource efficiency and waste reduction.

(2)

The residual waste long-term target is that by the end of 31st December 2042 the total mass of residual waste for the calendar year 2042 does not exceed 287 kilograms per head of population in England.

(3)

In paragraph (2), “residual waste” means any waste, other than excluded waste, which—

(a)

originated in England; and

(b)

is treated by a method specified in paragraph (4) in the year in question.

(4)

The methods referred to in paragraph (3)(b) are that the waste is—

(a)

sent to landfill in the United Kingdom;

(b)

put through incineration in the United Kingdom;

(c)

used in energy recovery in the United Kingdom; or

(d)

sent outside the United Kingdom for energy recovery.