Part 1Waste
Chapter 1Waste sent to landfills
Interpretation of Chapter 1
21F1“Biodegradable waste”, “municipal waste” and “local authority collected municipal waste”
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In this Chapter “biodegradable waste” means any waste that is capable of undergoing anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, such as—
food and garden waste, and
paper and paperboard.
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In this Chapter—
a
“biodegradable municipal waste” means waste that is both biodegradable waste and municipal waste; and
b
“biodegradable local authority collected municipal waste” means waste that is both biodegradable waste and local authority collected municipal waste.
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In this section “municipal waste” means—
a
mixed waste and separately collected waste from households, including paper and cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, bio-waste, wood, textiles, packaging, waste electrical and electronic equipment, waste batteries and accumulators, and bulky waste, including mattresses and furniture; and
b
mixed waste and separately collected waste from other sources, where such waste is similar in nature and composition to waste from households.
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But municipal waste does not include waste from production, agriculture, forestry, fishing, septic tanks and sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge, end-of-life vehicles or waste generated by construction and demolition activities.
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In subsection (2) “local authority collected municipal waste” means any municipal waste which is collected under arrangements made by a waste collection authority or a waste disposal authority.
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In subsection (4) “waste collection authority”—
a
in relation to England and Wales and Scotland, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
b
in relation to Northern Ireland, means a district council.