# The National Waste Management Plan for Scotland Regulations 2007, Paragraph 3

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Ensuring that the network referred to in paragraph 2 enables–
(a) Scotland to move towards the aim of becoming self-sufficient in waste disposal and in the recovery of the municipal waste referred to in paragraph 2, ... taking into account geographical circumstances or the need for specialised installations for certain types of waste; and
(b) waste to be disposed of , and the municipal waste referred to in paragraph 2 to be recovered, in one of the nearest appropriate installations, by means of the most appropriate methods and technologies in order to ensure a high level of protection for the environment and public health.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/251/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-waste-management-plan-for-scotland-regulations-2007/schedule/paragraph-3
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