Waste reduction schemes (England) - EPA 1990 s. 60A
This section allows a waste collection authority in England to make a waste reduction scheme as per Schedule 2AA of EPA 1990.
60A A waste collection authority whose area is in England may make a waste reduction scheme in accordance with Schedule 2AA to this Act.
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What it actually says
This section gives a waste collection authority in England the power to make a waste reduction scheme. The scheme must follow the rules set out in Schedule 2AA of the Act.
A waste collection authority is the local council responsible for collecting household waste. The power is discretionary, meaning the authority may choose to make a scheme but is not required to do so.
This section only applies to authorities in England, not to those in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland.
When it applies
- A local council in England decides to create a waste reduction scheme to reduce the amount of household waste sent to landfill.
- A council considers whether it has the legal power to introduce a pilot program for reducing food waste.
- A council designs a waste reduction scheme that includes incentives for recycling and charges for certain types of waste.
- A resident asks their council whether it plans to use this power to make a waste reduction scheme.
What this section does not say
- This section does not require any waste collection authority to make a scheme; it is optional.
- It does not set out the specific details of what a waste reduction scheme must contain – those are in Schedule 2AA.
- It does not apply to waste collection authorities in Scotland or Wales.
- It does not give individuals the right to demand that a scheme be made.
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