The Waste Separation Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2023

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1 Waste sub-fractions comprising each recyclable waste stream

Glass

Glass bottles used as packaging

Glass jars used as packaging

but excluding any waste categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 or containing residues of, or contaminated by, waste or substances categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of those Regulations

Cartons and similar, metal and plastic

Cartons and similar

Fibre-based composite packaging, being packaging material which is made of paperboard or paper fibres, laminated with low density polythene or polypropylene plastic, and which may also have layers of other materials, to form a single unit that cannot be separated by hand, limited to:

Cartons

Paper drinks cups with a low density polythene or polypropylene plastic layer

Rigid paper containers

but excluding any waste categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 or containing residues of, or contaminated by, waste or substances categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of those Regulations

Metal

Aluminium foil

Aluminium food trays

Aluminium tubes

Steel and aluminium aerosols

Steel and aluminium jar and bottle lids and caps

Steel and aluminium tins and cans

but excluding any waste categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 or containing residues of, or contaminated by, waste or substances categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of those Regulations

Plastic

Amorphous polyethylene terephthalate and crystallised polyethylene terephthalate plastic packaging comprising pots, tubs, trays, rigid and semi-rigid lids and clear cups except where the plastic contains carbon black pigment so that it is not near infrared detectable

Amorphous polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottles except where the plastic contains carbon black pigment so that it is not near infrared detectable

High density polyethylene and low density polyethylene packaging comprising pots, tubs, trays and rigid and semi-rigid lids except where the plastic contains carbon black pigment so that it is not near infrared detectable

High density polyethylene and low density polyethylene plastic bottles, pumps and triggers except where the plastic contains carbon black pigment so that it is not near infrared detectable

Polypropylene and expanded polypropylene plastic packaging comprising pots, tubs, trays, rigid and semi-rigid lids and clear cups except where the plastic contains carbon black pigment so that it is not near infrared detectable

Polyethylene and polypropylene plastic packaging tubes except:

• where they are less than 50x50mm,

• where they have contained products used in construction works,

• where they have a metal layer, or

• where they are multi-monomer plastic

Polypropylene plastic bottles, pumps and triggers except where the plastic contains carbon black pigment so that it is not near infrared detectable

but excluding any waste categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 or containing residues of, or contaminated by, waste or substances categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of those Regulations

Paper and card

All paper and card except:

Fibre-based composite packaging, being packaging material which is made of paperboard or paper fibres, laminated with plastic, and which may also have layers of other materials, to form a single unit that cannot be separated by hand

Hardback books

Padded polyethylene lined envelopes

Paper and card containing glitter or foil

Paper and card contaminated with food, paint, oil or grease

Paper and card that has been laminated

Paper towels, tissues, wet wipes, kitchen roll

Scratch cards

Shredded paper

Stickers and sticky notes

Till receipts

Wallpaper

Wax, silicone, greaseproof papers

and also excluding any waste paper or card categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 or containing residues of, or contaminated by, waste or substances categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of those Regulations

Food waste

All food waste (see definition of “food waste” in regulation 2)

Unsold small waste electrical and electronic equipment

All unsold small waste electrical and electronic equipment (see definitions of “small waste electrical and electronic equipment” and “unsold” in regulation 2), but excluding any waste contaminated by waste or substances categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005

Unsold textiles

Clothing

Non-clothing textiles including carpets and carpet tiles, leisure textiles (such as tents and tarpaulins), mattresses, rugs, soft furnishings (such as curtains, bedsheets, blankets, duvets, pillows, towels), underlay

Packaging made from textiles

but excluding any waste categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 or containing residues of, or contaminated by, waste or substances categorised as hazardous under regulation 6 of those Regulations