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	'''Freegle facilitates re-use'''		'''Freegle facilitates re-use.'''

	A waste licence is only ~~required~~ for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (~~who create~~ the legislation) ~~is in process of producing some written clarification~~ with the Environment Agency (~~who issue~~ licences) to ~~try a clear~~ the murky ~~waters~~ of interpretation. The ~~current~~ government document ~~is dated~~ 2012, ~~and there is~~ a guide to definitions, dated 2021 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-definition-of-waste-guidance/decide-if-a-material-is-waste-or-not)		A waste licence is only needed for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (which creates the legislation) has been working with the Environment Agency (which issues licences) to clarify the sometimes murky question of interpretation. The main government document dates from 2012, with a guide to definitions dated 2021: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-definition-of-waste-guidance/decide-if-a-material-is-waste-or-not

	~~From~~ August 2012 Defra document~~, now not in use~~, but being superseded in 2024/2025		The August 2012 Defra document (no longer current, but being superseded in 2024/2025) is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813-waste-legal-def-guide.pdf
	https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813-waste-legal-def-guide.pdf

	~~'''~~Transfer to another person~~'''~~		==Transfer to another person==

	G3.45 Sometimes a person may not have a use for a substance or object but may know that ~~some other person~~ would ~~have use for it~~. The ~~questions in such cases are~~ whether ~~the fact that the first person wants~~ to get rid of ~~the substance or object means that~~ it is waste or whether ~~the fact that another person has~~ a use for it means ~~that~~ it ~~is not~~ waste? The answer is that simply transferring a substance or object from one person to another ~~does not~~ in itself affect its classification as waste.		:''G3.45: Sometimes a person may not have a use for a substance or object, but may know that someone else would. The question is whether wanting to get rid of something makes it waste, or whether someone else having a use for it means it isn't waste. The answer is that simply transferring a substance or object from one person to another doesn't in itself affect its classification as waste.''

	G3.46 For example, the Freecycle ~~Network™~~ is a scheme aimed at encouraging people to offer to others, free of charge, goods they no longer have a use for (e.g. a television ~~(TV)~~ or personal computer ~~(PC)~~). In many ways,this is similar to someone taking clothes to a charity shop.		:''G3.46: For example, the Freecycle Network(TM) is a scheme aimed at encouraging people to offer to others, free of charge, goods they no longer have a use for (e.g. a television or personal computer). In many ways this is similar to someone taking clothes to a charity shop. In neither case is the substance or object waste - in both cases it's being transferred with the intention that it should continue to be used for its original purpose (i.e. it's being re-used as non-waste).''
	~~And in~~ neither case is the substance or object waste~~. In~~ both cases~~, the substance or object is~~ being transferred with the intention that it should continue to be used for its original purpose
	(i.e. it is being re-used as non-waste).

	G3.47 However, a TV or PC is classified as waste if a householder ~~decides to take their TV or PC~~ to a local authority~~/district council “civic~~ amenity ~~site”~~. This is because civic amenity sites are facilities ~~which~~ local authorities~~/district councils~~, as waste disposal authorities, have a duty to provide as places ~~“at~~ which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste...”. The intention ~~of the householder~~ in taking the ~~TV or PC to a civic amenity site~~ is to ensure ~~that~~ it can be safely recovered/recycled or disposed of.		:''G3.47: However, a TV or PC is classified as waste if a householder takes it to a local authority "civic amenity site". This is because civic amenity sites are facilities that local authorities, as waste disposal authorities, have a duty to provide as places "at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste...". The householder's intention in taking the item there is to ensure it can be safely recovered, recycled or disposed of.''

	~~'''recycled~~ vs. reused~~'''~~		==Recycled vs reused==

	Recycling ~~occurs with~~ waste ~~and~~ reuse prevents waste. ~~Legal Definitions~~		Recycling happens to waste; reuse prevents waste.

	~~G3.1 Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive 30(WFD) defines~~		'''Legal definitions'''
	~~“waste” as:-“...any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard...”~~

	~~“’re-use’ means any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used again for the same purpose for which they were conceived;”~~		:''G3.1: Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) defines "waste" as "...any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard...".''
	~~“recycling is any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes~~. ~~It includes the reprocessing~~ of ~~organic material but does not include energy recovery and~~ the ~~reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations”.~~
	"~~The definition of recycling requires the~~ waste ~~to be re-processed so~~ as ~~to obtain a product, material~~ or ~~substance whether for~~ the ~~original~~ or ~~other purposes~~."
	~~"recycling can only ever be carried out on substances or objects that are classified as waste"~~

	'''~~Waste Prevention~~'''		:''"'Re-use' means any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used again for the same purpose for which they were conceived."''

	~~‘minimising the quantity (weight and volume) and hazardousness of household-derived~~ waste, ~~generated in a defined community’ Includes avoidance~~, ~~reduction~~ and ~~reuse~~.		:''"Recycling is any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances, whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations."''

	Cat~~<br>~~		:''"The definition of recycling requires the waste to be reprocessed so as to obtain a product, material or substance, whether for the original or other purposes." "Recycling can only ever be carried out on substances or objects that are classified as waste."''
	Brighton
			==Waste prevention==

			:''"Minimising the quantity (weight and volume) and hazardousness of household-derived waste, generated in a defined community." Includes avoidance, reduction and reuse.''

			- Cat, Brighton

	Links:		Links:
	*[[Scrap Metal]]		*[[Scrap Metal]]
	*[[Specific Items]]		*[[Specific Items]]
	[[Category: Specific Items]]
			[[Category:Handling Specific Items]]

Jacky at 15:27, 4 February 2024

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	Freegle facilitates re-use.		'''Freegle facilitates re-use'''

	A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation. ~~In the mean time~~		A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation. The current government document is dated 2012, and there is a guide to definitions, dated 2021 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-definition-of-waste-guidance/decide-if-a-material-is-waste-or-not)

	~~<br>from~~ August 2012 Defra document~~<br>~~https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813-waste-legal-def-guide.pdf		From August 2012 Defra document, now not in use, but being superseded in 2024/2025
			https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813-waste-legal-def-guide.pdf

	~~<br>~~Transfer to another person		'''Transfer to another person'''

	G3.45		G3.45 Sometimes a person may not have a use for a substance or object but may know that some other person would have use for it. The questions in such cases are whether the fact that the first person wants to get rid of the substance or object means that it is waste or whether the fact that another person has a use for it means that it is not waste? The answer is that simply transferring a substance or object from one person to another does not in itself affect its classification as waste.

	~~Sometimes~~ a ~~person may not~~ have a use for a substance or object ~~but may know that some other person would have use for it~~. ~~The questions in such~~ cases ~~are whether the fact that the first person wants to get rid of~~ the substance or object ~~means that it~~ is ~~waste or whether~~ the ~~fact~~ that ~~another person has a use~~ for ~~it means that~~ it is ~~not waste? The answer is that simply transferring a substance or object from one person to another does not in itself affect its classification~~ as waste.		G3.46 For example, the Freecycle Network™ is a scheme aimed at encouraging people to offer to others, free of charge, goods they no longer have a use for (e.g. a television (TV) or personal computer (PC)). In many ways,this is similar to someone taking clothes to a charity shop.
			And in neither case is the substance or object waste. In both cases, the substance or object is being transferred with the intention that it should continue to be used for its original purpose
			(i.e. it is being re-used as non-waste).

	G3.46		G3.47 However, a TV or PC is classified as waste if a householder decides to take their TV or PC to a local authority/district council “civic amenity site”. This is because civic amenity sites are facilities which local authorities/district councils, as waste disposal authorities, have a duty to provide as places “at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste...”. The intention of the householder in taking the TV or PC to a civic amenity site is to ensure that it can be safely recovered/recycled or disposed of.

	For example, the Freecycle Network™ is a scheme aimed at encouraging people to offer to others, free of charge, goods they no longer have a use for (e.g. a television (TV) or personal computer (PC)). In many ways,this is similar to someone taking clothes to a charity shop.<br>And in neither case is the substance or object waste. In both cases, the substance or object is being transferred with the intention that it should continue to be used for its original purpose<br>(i.e. it is being re-used as non-waste).		'''recycled vs. reused'''

	G3.47		Recycling occurs with waste and reuse prevents waste. Legal Definitions

	However, a TV or PC is classified as waste if a householder decides to take their TV or PC to a local authority/district council“civic amenity site”. This is because civic amenity sites are facilities which local authorities/district councils, as waste disposal authorities, have a duty to provide as places “at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste...”. The intention of the householder in taking the TV or PC to a civic amenity site is to ensure that it can be safely recovered/recycled or disposed of.		G3.1 Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive 30(WFD) defines
			“waste” as:-“...any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard...”


	~~<br>recycled vs. reused~~

	~~Recycling occurs with waste and reuse prevents waste.<br> <br>Legal Definitions~~

	G3.1 Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive 30(WFD) defines~~<br>~~“waste” as:-“...any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard...”

	“’re-use’ means any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used again for the same purpose for which they were conceived;”		“’re-use’ means any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used again for the same purpose for which they were conceived;”



	“recycling is any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations”.		“recycling is any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations”.
			"The definition of recycling requires the waste to be re-processed so as to obtain a product, material or substance whether for the original or other purposes."
			"recycling can only ever be carried out on substances or objects that are classified as waste"

			'''Waste Prevention'''

			‘minimising the quantity (weight and volume) and hazardousness of household-derived waste, generated in a defined community’ Includes avoidance, reduction and reuse.

	~~"The definition of recycling requires the waste to be re-processed so as to obtain a product, material or substance whether for the original or other purposes."~~		Cat<br>
			Brighton
	<br>~~"recycling can only ever be carried out on substances or objects that are classified as waste"~~

	~~<br>Waste Prevention~~

	~~‘minimising the quantity (weight and volume) and hazardousness of household-derived waste, generated in a defined community’ Includes avoidance, reduction and reuse<br>Cat<br>Brighton<br>~~		Links:
			*[[Scrap Metal]]
			*[[Specific Items]]
			[[Category: Specific Items]]

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← Older revision		Revision as of 13:28, 4 February 2024
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	Freegle facilitates re-use.		Freegle facilitates re-use.

	A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation.		A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation. In the mean time

	https://www.gov.uk/~~guidance~~/~~check~~-if-~~your~~-~~material~~-~~is-waste is a good~~ guide ~~about what is waste and who is responsible for disposing of it legally~~.#		<br>from August 2012 Defra document<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813-waste-legal-def-guide.pdf

			<br>Transfer to another person

	~~'''Transfer to another person'''~~		G3.45

	~~G3.45~~
	Sometimes a person may not have a use for a substance or object but may know that some other person would have use for it. The questions in such cases are whether the fact that the first person wants to get rid of the substance or object means that it is waste or whether the fact that another person has a use for it means that it is not waste? The answer is that simply transferring a substance or object from one person to another does not in itself affect its classification as waste.		Sometimes a person may not have a use for a substance or object but may know that some other person would have use for it. The questions in such cases are whether the fact that the first person wants to get rid of the substance or object means that it is waste or whether the fact that another person has a use for it means that it is not waste? The answer is that simply transferring a substance or object from one person to another does not in itself affect its classification as waste.

	G3.46		G3.46

	For example, the Freecycle Network™ is a scheme aimed at encouraging people to offer to others, free of charge, goods they no longer have a use for (e.g. a television (TV) or personal computer (PC)). In many ways,this is similar to someone taking clothes to a charity shop.<br>And in neither case is the substance or object waste. In both cases, the substance or object is being transferred with the intention that it should continue to be used for its original purpose<br>(i.e. it is being re-used as non-waste).		For example, the Freecycle Network™ is a scheme aimed at encouraging people to offer to others, free of charge, goods they no longer have a use for (e.g. a television (TV) or personal computer (PC)). In many ways,this is similar to someone taking clothes to a charity shop.<br>And in neither case is the substance or object waste. In both cases, the substance or object is being transferred with the intention that it should continue to be used for its original purpose<br>(i.e. it is being re-used as non-waste).

	G3.47		G3.47
	However, a TV or PC is classified as waste if a householder decides to take their TV or PC to a local authority/district council “civic amenity site”. This is because civic amenity sites are facilities which local authorities/district councils, as waste disposal authorities, have a duty to provide as places “at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste...”. The intention of the householder in taking the TV or PC to a civic amenity site is to ensure that it can be safely recovered/recycled or disposed of.

	~~'''~~recycled vs. ~~reused'''~~		However, a TV or PC is classified as waste if a householder decides to take their TV or PC to a local authority/district council“civic amenity site”. This is because civic amenity sites are facilities which local authorities/district councils, as waste disposal authorities, have a duty to provide as places “at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste...”. The intention of the householder in taking the TV or PC to a civic amenity site is to ensure that it can be safely recovered/recycled or disposed of.

	Recycling occurs with waste and reuse prevents waste.
	~~'''~~Legal Definitions~~'''~~
			<br>recycled vs. reused

			Recycling occurs with waste and reuse prevents waste.<br> <br>Legal Definitions

	G3.1 Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive 30(WFD) defines<br>“waste” as:-“...any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard...”		G3.1 Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive 30(WFD) defines<br>“waste” as:-“...any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard...”

	*“’re-use’ means any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used again for the same purpose for which they were conceived;”		“’re-use’ means any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used again for the same purpose for which they were conceived;”
	*“recycling is any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations”.
	*"The definition of recycling requires the waste to be re-processed so as to obtain a product, material or substance whether for the original or other purposes."
	*"recycling can only ever be carried out on substances or objects that are classified as waste"
			“recycling is any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations”.


	~~'''Waste Prevention'''~~

	~~‘minimising~~ the ~~quantity (weight and volume) and hazardousness of household~~-~~derived waste, generated in~~ a ~~defined community’ Includes avoidance~~, ~~reduction and reuse~~.		"The definition of recycling requires the waste to be re-processed so as to obtain a product, material or substance whether for the original or other purposes."

	~~Cat<br>Brighton~~<br>		<br>"recycling can only ever be carried out on substances or objects that are classified as waste"

	~~Links:~~		<br>Waste Prevention
	*[[Scrap Metal]]
	*[[Specific Items]]

	~~[[category:Specific Items]]~~		‘minimising the quantity (weight and volume) and hazardousness of household-derived waste, generated in a defined community’ Includes avoidance, reduction and reuse<br>Cat<br>Brighton<br>

Jacky at 13:28, 4 February 2024

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	A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation.		A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation.
	The current government document is dated 2012, and there is a guide to definitions, dated 2021 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-definition-of-waste-guidance/decide-if-a-material-is-waste-or-not)

	~~From August 2012 Defra document, now not in use, but being superseded in 2024/2025 <br>~~https://www.gov.uk/~~government~~/~~uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813~~-~~waste~~-~~legal~~-~~def~~-guide.~~pdf~~		https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-your-material-is-waste is a good guide about what is waste and who is responsible for disposing of it legally.#


	'''Transfer to another person'''		'''Transfer to another person'''

Jacky at 13:26, 4 February 2024

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	The current government document is dated 2012, and there is a guide to definitions, dated 2021 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-definition-of-waste-guidance/decide-if-a-material-is-waste-or-not)		The current government document is dated 2012, and there is a guide to definitions, dated 2021 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-definition-of-waste-guidance/decide-if-a-material-is-waste-or-not)

	From August 2012 Defra document<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813-waste-legal-def-guide.pdf		From August 2012 Defra document, now not in use, but being superseded in 2024/2025 <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813-waste-legal-def-guide.pdf

	'''Transfer to another person'''		'''Transfer to another person'''

Jacky at 11:51, 1 February 2024

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	A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation.		A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation.
	The current government document is dated 2012, and there is a guide to definitions, dated 2021 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-definition-of-waste-guidance/decide-if-a-material-is-waste-or-not)		The current government document is dated 2012, and there is a guide to definitions, dated 2021 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-definition-of-waste-guidance/decide-if-a-material-is-waste-or-not)



	From August 2012 Defra document<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813-waste-legal-def-guide.pdf		From August 2012 Defra document<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813-waste-legal-def-guide.pdf

	~~<br>~~Transfer to another person		'''Transfer to another person'''

	G3.45		G3.45

	Sometimes a person may not have a use for a substance or object but may know that some other person would have use for it. The questions in such cases are whether the fact that the first person wants to get rid of the substance or object means that it is waste or whether the fact that another person has a use for it means that it is not waste? The answer is that simply transferring a substance or object from one person to another does not in itself affect its classification as waste.		Sometimes a person may not have a use for a substance or object but may know that some other person would have use for it. The questions in such cases are whether the fact that the first person wants to get rid of the substance or object means that it is waste or whether the fact that another person has a use for it means that it is not waste? The answer is that simply transferring a substance or object from one person to another does not in itself affect its classification as waste.

	G3.46		G3.46

	For example, the Freecycle Network™ is a scheme aimed at encouraging people to offer to others, free of charge, goods they no longer have a use for (e.g. a television (TV) or personal computer (PC)). In many ways,this is similar to someone taking clothes to a charity shop.<br>And in neither case is the substance or object waste. In both cases, the substance or object is being transferred with the intention that it should continue to be used for its original purpose<br>(i.e. it is being re-used as non-waste).		For example, the Freecycle Network™ is a scheme aimed at encouraging people to offer to others, free of charge, goods they no longer have a use for (e.g. a television (TV) or personal computer (PC)). In many ways,this is similar to someone taking clothes to a charity shop.<br>And in neither case is the substance or object waste. In both cases, the substance or object is being transferred with the intention that it should continue to be used for its original purpose<br>(i.e. it is being re-used as non-waste).

	G3.47		G3.47

	However, a TV or PC is classified as waste if a householder decides to take their TV or PC to a local authority/district council “civic amenity site”. This is because civic amenity sites are facilities which local authorities/district councils, as waste disposal authorities, have a duty to provide as places “at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste...”. The intention of the householder in taking the TV or PC to a civic amenity site is to ensure that it can be safely recovered/recycled or disposed of.		However, a TV or PC is classified as waste if a householder decides to take their TV or PC to a local authority/district council “civic amenity site”. This is because civic amenity sites are facilities which local authorities/district councils, as waste disposal authorities, have a duty to provide as places “at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste...”. The intention of the householder in taking the TV or PC to a civic amenity site is to ensure that it can be safely recovered/recycled or disposed of.

			'''recycled vs. reused'''

			Recycling occurs with waste and reuse prevents waste.
	~~<br>recycled vs. reused~~		'''Legal Definitions'''

	Recycling occurs with waste and reuse prevents waste.~~<br> <br>~~Legal Definitions

	G3.1 Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive 30(WFD) defines<br>“waste” as:-“...any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard...”		G3.1 Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive 30(WFD) defines<br>“waste” as:-“...any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard...”

	“’re-use’ means any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used again for the same purpose for which they were conceived;”		*“’re-use’ means any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used again for the same purpose for which they were conceived;”
			*“recycling is any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations”.
			*"The definition of recycling requires the waste to be re-processed so as to obtain a product, material or substance whether for the original or other purposes."
			*"recycling can only ever be carried out on substances or objects that are classified as waste"
	“recycling is any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations”.



	~~"The definition of recycling requires the waste to be re-processed so as to obtain a product, material or substance whether for the original or other purposes."~~

	~~<br>"recycling can only ever be carried out on substances or objects that are classified as waste"~~		'''Waste Prevention'''

	~~<br>Waste Prevention~~		‘minimising the quantity (weight and volume) and hazardousness of household-derived waste, generated in a defined community’ Includes avoidance, reduction and reuse.

	~~‘minimising the quantity (weight and volume) and hazardousness of household-derived waste, generated in a defined community’ Includes avoidance, reduction and reuse<br>~~Cat<br>Brighton<br>		Cat<br>Brighton<br>

	~~Back to~~ [[Specific Items]]		Links:
			*[[Scrap Metal]]
			*[[Specific Items]]

	[[category:Specific Items]]		[[category:Specific Items]]

Jacky at 09:31, 30 January 2024

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	A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation.		A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation.
	The current government document is dated 2012, and there is a guide to definitions, dated ~~May 2016~~ (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-definition-of-waste-guidance/decide-if-a-material-is-waste-or-not)		The current government document is dated 2012, and there is a guide to definitions, dated 2021 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-definition-of-waste-guidance/decide-if-a-material-is-waste-or-not)

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	A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation. ~~In the mean time~~		A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation.
			The current government document is dated 2012, and there is a guide to definitions, dated May 2016 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-definition-of-waste-guidance/decide-if-a-material-is-waste-or-not)

	~~<br>from~~ August 2012 Defra document<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813-waste-legal-def-guide.pdf

			From August 2012 Defra document<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813-waste-legal-def-guide.pdf

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	However, a TV or PC is classified as waste if a householder decides to take their TV or PC to a local authority/district ~~council“civic~~ amenity site”. This is because civic amenity sites are facilities which local authorities/district councils, as waste disposal authorities, have a duty to provide as places “at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste...”. The intention of the householder in taking the TV or PC to a civic amenity site is to ensure that it can be safely recovered/recycled or disposed of.		However, a TV or PC is classified as waste if a householder decides to take their TV or PC to a local authority/district council “civic amenity site”. This is because civic amenity sites are facilities which local authorities/district councils, as waste disposal authorities, have a duty to provide as places “at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste...”. The intention of the householder in taking the TV or PC to a civic amenity site is to ensure that it can be safely recovered/recycled or disposed of.

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Freegle facilitates re-use.

A waste licence is only required for carrying or receiving waste. Defra (who create the legislation) is in process of producing some written clarification with the Environment Agency (who issue licences) to try a clear the murky waters of interpretation. In the mean time

 from August 2012 Defra document https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69590/pb13813-waste-legal-def-guide.pdf

 Transfer to another person

G3.45

Sometimes a person may not have a use for a substance or object but may know that some other person would have use for it. The questions in such cases are whether the fact that the first person wants to get rid of the substance or object means that it is waste or whether the fact that another person has a use for it means that it is not waste? The answer is that simply transferring a substance or object from one person to another does not in itself affect its classification as waste.

G3.46

For example, the Freecycle Network™ is a scheme aimed at encouraging people to offer to others, free of charge, goods they no longer have a use for (e.g. a television (TV) or personal computer (PC)). In many ways,this is similar to someone taking clothes to a charity shop. And in neither case is the substance or object waste. In both cases, the substance or object is being transferred with the intention that it should continue to be used for its original purpose (i.e. it is being re-used as non-waste).

G3.47

However, a TV or PC is classified as waste if a householder decides to take their TV or PC to a local authority/district council“civic amenity site”. This is because civic amenity sites are facilities which local authorities/district councils, as waste disposal authorities, have a duty to provide as places “at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste...”. The intention of the householder in taking the TV or PC to a civic amenity site is to ensure that it can be safely recovered/recycled or disposed of.

 recycled vs. reused

Recycling occurs with waste and reuse prevents waste. Legal Definitions

G3.1 Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive 30(WFD) defines “waste” as:-“...any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard...”

“’re-use’ means any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used again for the same purpose for which they were conceived;”

“recycling is any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations”.

"The definition of recycling requires the waste to be re-processed so as to obtain a product, material or substance whether for the original or other purposes."

 "recycling can only ever be carried out on substances or objects that are classified as waste"

 Waste Prevention

‘minimising the quantity (weight and volume) and hazardousness of household-derived waste, generated in a defined community’ Includes avoidance, reduction and reuse Cat Brighton