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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/schedule",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/schedule.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2011/127",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-regulations-northern-ireland-2011",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "WASTE PREVENTION MEASURES",
  "text": "The waste prevention measures are measures to at least—\n(a)promote and support sustainable production and consumption models;\n(b)encourage the design, manufacturing and use of products that are resource-efficient, durable (including in terms of life span and absence of planned obsolescence), reparable, re-usable and upgradable;\n(c)target products containing critical raw materials to prevent those materials becoming waste;\n(d)encourage the re-use of products and the setting up of systems promoting repair and re-use activities, including in particular for electrical and electronic equipment, textiles and furniture, as well as packaging and construction materials and products;\n(e)encourage, as appropriate and without prejudice to intellectual property rights, the availability of spare parts, instruction manuals, technical information, or other instruments, equipment or software enabling the repair and re-use of products without compromising their quality and safety;\n(f)reduce waste generation in processes related to industrial production, extraction of minerals, manufacturing, construction and demolition, taking into account best available techniques;\n(g)reduce the generation of food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households;\n(h)encourage food donation and other redistribution for human consumption, prioritising human use over animal feed and the reprocessing into non-food products;\n(i)promote the reduction of the content of hazardous substances in materials and products;\n(j)reduce the generation of waste, in particular waste that is not suitable for preparing for re-use or recycling;\n(k)identify products that are the main sources of littering and take appropriate measures to prevent and reduce litter from such products;\n(l)aim to halt the generation of marine litter; and\n(m)develop and support information campaigns to raise awareness about waste prevention and littering.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. added (18.12.2020) by The Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/285), regs. 1(1), 10(8)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/127/schedule",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:22:15.219920+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}