(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which apply to England, set a long-term target in relation to the reduction of residual waste, which is within the priority area of resource efficiency and waste reduction under section 1 of the Environment Act 2021 (c.30). The Regulations specify the standard to be achieved in respect of the target and the date by which it must be achieved.
Regulation 2 makes provision in respect of a long-term target to ensure that the total mass of residual waste per head of population in England does not exceed 287 kilograms by 31st December 2042. Regulation 3 makes provision in relation to how the target is to be measured. Regulation 4 provides that the reporting date for the target is 31st January 2044. Regulation 5 makes provision for, amongst other things, a definition of “excluded waste”. Schedule 1 makes further provision in relation to the definition of “excluded waste”.
A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF, and is published with an Explanatory Memorandum alongside these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.
