BPF invites member input in response to DEFRA Waste consultation
Thursday, 22 July 2010
The BPF will be responding to the second stage of DEFRA and the Welsh Assembly Government’s (WAG) Transposition of the Revised Waste Framework Directive consultation and are keen to incorporate the views of its Members in its response.
The UK has to bring in domestic legislation giving effect to the revised EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) by 12 December 2010. Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) are consulting on draft Regulations to bring the revised WFD into effect in England and Wales. This consultation runs until 16 September 2010.
The stage one consultation was carried out between 16 July and 9 October 2009. Its purpose was to consult on key provisions of the rWFD before draft transposing Regulations were prepared. A summary of the responses is available at http://ww.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/waste-framework/index.htm
The aim of the revised WFD is to promote waste prevention, increase recycling, and ensure better use of resources, while protecting human health and the environment. It re-enacts much of the existing WFD, and leaves the legal definition of waste unchanged, but it also contains a number of new features.
Summary of the Key Issues
If you would like to comment on this consultation please use the form below or contact Sarah Plant.
