Paragraph 4 Relevant objectives in relation to waste managementF1

(1)

The following objectives are the relevant objectives in relation to waste management—

(a)

to ensure that waste is managed without endangering human health, without harming the environment, and in particular—

(i)

without risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals;

(ii)

without causing a nuisance through noise or odours; and

(iii)

without adversely affecting the countryside or places of special interest;

(b)

to ensure that different types of waste are collected separately and are not mixed with other waste or other material with different properties where this is necessary to facilitate or improve recovery and where it is technically, environmentally and economically practicable, and

(c)

to implement, so far as practicable, any plan made under the plan-making provisions.

(2)

To apply the waste hierarchy in the following priority order Article 4 of the Directive in the manner set out in paragraph (3) is a relevant objective in relation to waste prevention, preparation for re-use and management—

(a)

prevention;

(b)

preparing for re-use;

(c)

recycling;

(d)

other recovery, including energy recovery;

(F2e)

disposal.

(3)

To apply the waste hierarchy in a way which delivers the best overall environmental outcome. The waste hierarchy may be departed from where this is justified by life-cycle thinking on the overall impact of the generation and management of such waste.

(4)

The following are relevant objectives in relation to the recovery and disposal of waste—

(a)

to establish an integrated and adequate network of waste disposal installations and of installations for the recovery of mixed municipal waste collected from private households, including where such collection also covers such waste from other producers, taking into account best available techniques;

(b)

to ensure that the network referred to at paragraph (a) enables—

(F3i)

the United Kingdom to move towards the aim of becoming self-sufficient in waste disposal and in the recovery of mixed municipal waste collected from households taking into account geographical circumstances or the need for specialised installations for certain type of wastes; and

(ii)

waste to be disposed of, and the mixed municipal waste collected from private households 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 human health.

(5)

The following further objectives are relevant objectives in relation to functions under the plan-making provisions—

(a)

to encourage firstly the prevention or reduction of waste production and its harmfulness, in particular by—

(i)

the development of clean technologies more sparing in their use of natural resources;

(ii)

the technical development and marketing of products designed so as to make no contribution or to make the smallest possible contribution, by the nature of their manufacture, use or final disposal, to increasing the amount or harmfulness of waste and pollution hazards; and

(iii)

the development of appropriate techniques for the final disposal of dangerous substances contained in waste destined for recovery; and

(b)

to encourage secondly—

(i)

the recovery of waste by means of preparing for re-use, recycling, or reclamation or any other process with a view to extracting secondary raw materials; and

(ii)

the use of waste as a source of energy.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 3 substituted (8.4.2011) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/127), regs. 1(1), 40 (with reg. 9(2))
F2: Sch. 3 Pt. 1 para. 4(2)(f) renumbered as para. 4(2)(e) (30.11.2013) by The Waste (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/241), regs. 1(1), 9(2)
F3: Sch. 3 Pt. 1 para. 4(4)(b)(i) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environmental Protection (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/289), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 3(12)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)