# The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011, Regulation 11: Purposes, etc. of waste prevention programmes

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Department shall ensure that a waste prevention programme—
(a) is established in accordance with Articles 1 and 4 of the Waste Framework Directive;
(aa) includes one of 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 sets out the objectives of the waste prevention programme and a description of existing waste prevention measures and their contribution to waste prevention;
(d) if it is integrated into the waste management strategy or other programme, is clearly identified as a waste prevention programme ;
(e) sets out at least the waste prevention measures in the Schedule; and
(f) where relevant, describes the contribution of instruments listed in Part 4 of Schedule 3 to the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/127/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/regulation-11
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