# The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, Regulation 5: Purposes etc. of waste prevention programmes

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The appropriate authority must ensure that a waste prevention programme—
(a) is compatible with the objectives in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 1;
(aa) includes one or more programmes of food waste prevention measures;
(b) has as its purpose a contribution towards breaking the link between economic growth and the environmental impacts associated with the generation of waste;
(c) is expressed in writing and—
(i) sets out the objectives of the programme and a description of existing waste prevention measures and their contribution to waste prevention; ...
(ii) if it is integrated into a waste management plan or other programme, clearly identifies the programme's waste prevention measures;
(iii) sets out at least the waste prevention measures listed in Schedule 1, Part 5; and
(iv) where relevant, describes the contribution of instruments listed in Schedule 1, Part 6 to waste prevention.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/988/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-england-and-wales-regulations-2011/regulation-5
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