# Environmental Protection Act 1990, Section 55: Powers for recycling waste.

Extent: E+W

(1) This section has effect for conferring on waste disposal authorities and waste collection authorities powers for the purposes of recycling waste.
(2) A waste disposal authority may—
(a) make arrangements . . . to recycle waste as respects which the authority has duties under section 51(1) above or agrees with another person for its disposal or treatment;
(b) make arrangements . . . to use waste for the purpose of producing from it heat or electricity or both;
(c) buy or otherwise acquire waste with a view to its being recycled;
(d) use, sell or otherwise dispose of waste as respects which the authority has duties under section 51(1) above or anything produced from such waste.
(3) A waste collection authority may—
(a) buy or otherwise acquire waste with a view to recycling it;
(b) use, or dispose of by way of sale or otherwise to another person, waste belonging to the authority or anything produced from such waste.
(4) This section shall not apply to Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/43/section/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-act-1990/section-55
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