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Household Waste Targets (defined by the Waste Strategy 2007)
New targets for household waste were defined in the Waste Strategy 2007, strengthening and updating the targets of 2000.
· reduce the amount of household waste not re-used, recycled or composted by 45% by 2020 (reducing from the 22.3 million tonnes in 2000 to 12.2 million tonnes in 2020, with a target of 15.9 million tonnes by 2010).
· recycling and composting of household waste – at least 40% by 2010, 45% by 2015 and 50% by 2020 [higher than the old targets (set in Waste Strategy 2000) of 30% by 2010 and 33% by 2015] They will take England up on a par with its European neighbours.
Landfill Directive Targets
Targets for reducing biodegradable municipal waste have been set by a European Directive and are being delivered through the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme. These are as follows:
· 2010 - reduce to 75% of 1995 level: 13.70 million tonnes
· 2013 – reduce to 50% of 1995 level: 9.13 million tonnes
· 2020 – reduce to 35% of 1995 level: 6.39 million tonnes
Industrial and Commercial Waste Targets
· Defra has not yet set a target because they are “still refining the modelling of the outcome and assessing the best way to measure it”, but they “expect a 20% drop between 2004 and 2010”
Possible Target on Construction and Demolition Waster
· Defra’s Waste Strategy 2007 proposes a target of halving the amount of this waste going landfill by 2012 (possibly against 2005), though this is unlikely to now be set
EU Waste Framework Directive 2008
· Member states "shall take the necessary measures designed to achieve by 2020 for re-use and recycling of waste materials such as paper, metal glass from households and similar waste streams: 50 % and by 2020 for non hazardous construction and demolition waste: 70 %
Key Links
Defra’s Waste Strategy 2007 targets
EU Waste Framework Directive 2008 Information
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