# The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, Paragraph 1: Overall objective


To protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the generation of waste and the adverse impacts of the generation and management of waste and by reducing overall impacts of resource use and improving the efficiency of such use.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1997/2778/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-and-contaminated-land-northern-ireland-order-1997/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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