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Schedule Amount of biodegradable local authority collected municipal waste in certain types of wasteI1F1

Northern Ireland

In this Schedule –

  • “inert construction and demolition waste” –

    1. (a)

      means any waste from construction or demolition activities which is not capable of undergoing anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, but

    2. (b)

      does not include any of the other types of waste which are listed in the first column of the table in this Schedule; and

  • “putrescible waste” –

    1. (a)

      means any animal or vegetable waste (including wood) which is capable of undergoing anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, but

    2. (b)

      does not include any of the other types of waste which are listed in the first column of the table in this Schedule.

      Table

      Type of wasteAmount of F2biodegradable local authority collected municipal waste (expressed as a percentage by weight)
      Card100%
      Paper100%
      Putrescible waste100%
      Vegetable oil100%
      Footwear50%
      Furniture50%
      Textiles50%
      Batteries0%
      Electrical and electronic equipment0%
      End-of-life vehicles0%
      Fluorescent tubes0%
      Glass0%
      Inert construction and demolition waste0%
      Metal0%
      Mineral oil0%
      Plastic0%
      Soil0%

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. heading substituted (22.11.2011) by The Landfill Allowances Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/373), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(j)

F2

Words in Sch. Table substituted (22.11.2011) by The Landfill Allowances Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/373), regs. 1(1), 2(5)(k)

Commencement

I1

Sch. in operation at 1.4.2005, see reg. 1(1)