The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

[F1Waste separately collected for preparing for re-use and recycling not to be landfilledE+W

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5A.—(1) Every environmental permit which authorises a landfill is deemed to contain the following condition, unless such a condition to the same effect is included in the permit.

(2) The condition is that the operator must not accept—

(a)any waste paper, metal, plastic or glass for landfill if that waste has been separately collected for the purpose of preparing for re-use or recycling; or

(b)any waste for landfill that results from the treatment of waste referred to in paragraph (a), unless—

(i)the relevant permit authorises the operator to accept that type of waste for landfill; and

(ii)landfill of that waste delivers the best environmental outcome in accordance with regulation 12 of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011.]

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