Retained EU Law SI 2008/98 United Kingdom

Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (Text with EEA relevance)

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person7 Manufacturer3 Trader1

Plus 22 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Manufacturer — also bound by 502 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Waste hierarchy Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must apply the waste hierarchy in policy and legislationCrown / Minister / Government department
s.005 By-products Regulated
  • Classify production residues as by-products instead of wasteAny Person
s.006 End-of-waste status Regulated
  • Ensure recovered waste meets 'end-of-waste' and product safety standardsAny Person
s.007 List of waste Regulated
  • Do not dilute hazardous waste to reclassify it as non-hazardousTrader
s.009 Prevention of waste Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must take measures to prevent waste and support repair/reuseCrown / Minister / Government department
s.012 Disposal Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commission must assess waste disposal operations and consider new targetsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013 Protection of human health and the environment Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must ensure waste management protects health and the environmentCrown / Minister / Government department
s.014 Costs Regulated
  • Pay the costs of waste managementManufacturer
s.015 Responsibility for waste management Regulated
  • Ensure proper waste treatment and maintain responsibility for the waste chainManufacturer
s.016 Principles of self-sufficiency and proximity Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must establish a national waste and recycling networkCrown / Minister / Government department
s.017 Control of hazardous waste Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • UK authorities must ensure hazardous waste is managed safely and trackedCrown / Minister / Government department
s.018 Ban on the mixing of hazardous waste Regulated
  • Do not mix or dilute hazardous wasteAny Person
s.019 Labelling of hazardous waste Regulated
  • Label and document hazardous waste during transport and storageAny Person
s.021 Waste oils Regulated
  • Collect and treat waste oils separately and prioritise recyclingAny Person
s.022 Bio-waste Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must ensure separate collection and recycling of bio-wasteCrown / Minister / Government department
s.023 Issue of permits Regulated
  • Obtain a permit before carrying out waste treatmentAny Person
s.025 Conditions for exemptions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must establish specific rules for waste permit exemptionsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.026 Registration Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • National authorities must maintain a register of waste businessesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.027 Minimum standards Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • European Commission must set minimum standards for waste treatmentCrown / Minister / Government department
s.028 Waste management plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must establish and maintain national waste management plansCrown / Minister / Government department
s.029 Waste prevention programmes Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must establish and integrate waste prevention programmesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.030 Evaluation and review of plans and programmes Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must review waste management and prevention plans every six yearsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.031 Public participation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must allow public to participate in waste planningCrown / Minister / Government department
s.032 Cooperation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must cooperate on waste management and prevention plansCrown / Minister / Government department
s.033 Information to be submitted to the Commission Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must notify the Commission of waste plans and programmesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.034 Inspections Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Competent authorities must conduct periodic inspections of waste operationsStatutory regulator
s.035 Record keeping Regulated
  • Keep detailed records of hazardous and non-hazardous wasteManufacturer
s.037 Reporting Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must report waste and recycling data to the CommissionCrown / Minister / Government department
s.040 Transposition Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must implement and reference the DirectiveCrown / Minister / Government department
s.annex iii PROPERTIES OF WASTE WHICH RENDER IT HAZARDOUS Regulated
  • Classify waste as hazardous based on chemical and physical propertiesAny Person
s.annex ivb IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 11(3) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Member States must submit waste management implementation plansCrown / Minister / Government department
s.early warning report Early warning report Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commission must report on progress towards waste and recycling targetsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.rules on the calculation of the attainment of the Rules on the calculation of the attainment of the targets Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Establish quality control and traceability systems for municipal wasteCrown / Minister / Government department
24 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Subject matter and scope
s.002 Exclusions from the scope
s.003 Definitions
s.008 Extended producer responsibility
s.010 Recovery
s.011 Preparing for re-use and recycling
s.020 Hazardous waste produced by households
s.024 Exemptions from permit requirements
s.036 Enforcement and penalties
s.038 Exchange of information and sharing of best practices, interpretation and adaptation to technical progress
s.039 Committee procedure
s.041 Repeal and transitional provisions
s.042 Entry into force
s.043 Addressees
s.annex iii para.1 ‘ Explosive: ’ waste which is capable by chemical reaction...
s.annex iva para.1 Charges and restrictions for the landfilling and incineration of waste...
s.annex ivb para.1 The implementation plan to be submitted pursuant to Article 11(3)...
s.annex ivb para.2 assessment of the past, current and projected rates of recycling,...
s.disposal operations DISPOSAL OPERATIONS
s.examples of economic instruments and other measure EXAMPLES OF ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER MEASURES TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE WASTE HIERARCHY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(3)
s.examples of waste prevention measures referred to EXAMPLES OF WASTE PREVENTION MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 29
s.exercise of the delegation Exercise of the delegation
s.general minimum requirements for extended producer General minimum requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes
s.recovery operations RECOVERY OPERATIONS

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