# The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, Paragraph 11: Policies in relation to recycling targets and landfill reduction targets


The waste management plan must include policies in relation to preparing for re-use, recovery and recycling targets including—
(a) measures to be taken to ensure that—
(i) by 2025, the preparing for re-use and the recycling of municipal waste shall be increased to at least 55% by weight;
(ii) by 2030, the preparing for re-use and the recycling of municipal waste shall be increased to at least 60% by weight; and
(iii) by 2035, the preparing for re-use and the recycling of municipal waste shall be increased to at least 65% by weight; and
(b) measures to be taken to ensure that the amount of municipal waste landfilled is reduced to 10% or less of the total amount of municipal waste generated (by weight) by 2035.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1997/2778/schedule/3/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-and-contaminated-land-northern-ireland-order-1997/schedule-3/paragraph-11
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