The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011

Duty in relation to collected waste

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

14.—(1) An establishment or undertaking which collects, transports or receives waste paper, metal, plastic or glass must, from 1st January 2015, take all such measures available to it in that capacity as are reasonable in the circumstances to ensure that where that waste has been separately collected it is not mixed with other waste or other material with different properties.

(2) This duty applies only where keeping waste separate facilitates or improves recovery.