Waste targets
3Recycling, preparation for re-use and composting targets
1
The recycling, preparation for re-use and composting targets are specified in subsections (2) and (3).
2
A local authority must secure the recovery, by means of any of the operations specified in subsection (5), of at least the target amount of its municipal waste from–
a
each target financial year, and
b
each subsequent financial year until the next target financial year.
3
In the following table–
a
column 1 specifies the target amount for a target financial year (and the financial years falling within subsection (2)(b)), and
b
column 2 specifies the target financial year to which the target amount in the corresponding entry in column 1 applies.
Target amount | Target financial year |
---|---|
52% | 2012/13 |
58% | 2015/16 |
64% | 2019/20 |
70% | 2024/25 |
4
The Welsh Ministers may amend this table by order.
5
The operations referred to in subsection (2) are–
a
recycling;
b
preparation for re-use;
c
composting (including any other form of transformation by biological processes).
6
The Welsh Ministers may make provision by order for establishing whether waste is recycled, prepared for re-use, or composted for the purposes of the targets under this section.
7
A local authority that does not meet a recycling, preparation for re-use and composting target is liable to a penalty to be paid to the Welsh Ministers.
8
For the purposes of this section, a local authority’s municipal waste from a target financial year is the total amount by weight of each of the following–
a
all waste collected in that year by a local authority under section 45 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
b
all waste deposited in that year at places provided by a local authority under subsections (1)(b) and (3) of section 51 of that Act;
c
such other waste as may be specified by order of the Welsh Ministers.
9
In this section, “financial year” means a period of 12 months ending on 31 March.