# The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, Paragraph 4: Principles of self-sufficiency and proximity


(1) To establish an integrated and adequate network of waste disposal installations and of installations for the recovery of mixed municipal waste collected from private households, including, where such collection also covers such waste from other producers, taking into account best available techniques.
(2) The network must be designed to enable the European Union as a whole to become self-sufficient in waste disposal and in the recovery of mixed municipal waste collected from private households, and to enable the United Kingdom to move towards that aim taking into account geographical circumstances or the need for specialised installations for certain types of waste.
(3) The network must enable waste to be disposed of and mixed municipal waste collected from private households to be recovered in one of the nearest appropriate installations, by means of the most appropriate technologies, in order to ensure a high level of protection for the environment and human health.
(4) This paragraph does not require that the full range of final recovery facilities be located in England or in Wales or in England and Wales together.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111506462/schedule/1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-waste-england-and-wales-regulations-2011/schedule-1/paragraph-4
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