Welsh Statutory Instrument 2023 Wales

Waste Separation Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2023 (WSI 2023/1290)

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At a glance

Enforced by

Local Authority, NRW

What's here

4 compliance obligations, 4 practical guides across 2 topics · 7 journeys

Penalty landscape

1 of 4 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 3
  • Trader 1

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

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Relevant guidance

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Direct — cites this Act

1 guides

Supporting — topic alignment

2 guides

Mentioned in related content

1 guides

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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Traders also bound by 826 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

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Part 1 — Introduction

Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 2 — Separation Requirements

Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 3 — Civil Sanctions

s.006

Civil sanctions

Unlimited fine
  • Fail to separate waste for collection (Wales) Any Person

Part 4 — Amendments to the 1990 Act and the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011

Browse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Schedules

s.sch002

Civil sanctions

  • Pay fixed penalties for waste separation breaches to avoid increases Any Person
Browse 39 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
s.sch001

Glass

s.sch001

Cartons and similar, metal and plastic

s.sch001

Metal

s.sch001

Plastic

s.sch001

Paper and card

s.sch001

Food waste

s.sch001

Unsold Small waste electrical and electronic equipment

s.sch001

Unsold textiles

s.sch002

Imposition of a fixed monetary penalty

s.sch002

Criminal proceedings

s.sch002

Imposition of a variable monetary penalty

s.sch002

Notice of intent

s.sch002

Making representations and objections

s.sch002

Third party undertakings

s.sch002

Service of final notice

s.sch002

Contents of final notice

s.sch002

Appeals against a final notice

s.sch002

Criminal proceedings

s.sch002

Non-compliance penalties

s.sch002

Notice of intent

s.sch002

Appeals against non-compliance penalties

s.sch002

Combination of sanctions

s.sch002

Enforcement cost recovery notices

s.sch002

Appeals against enforcement cost recovery notices

s.sch002

Withdrawing or amending a notice

s.sch002

Guidance as to use of civil sanctions

s.sch002

Additional guidance

s.sch002

Consultation on guidance

s.sch002

Publication of enforcement action

s.sch002

Recovery of payments

s.sch002

Discharge of liability

s.sch002

Appeals

s.sch002

Making representations and objections

s.sch002

Service of final notice

s.sch002

Contents of final notice

s.sch002

Discount for early payment

s.sch002

Appeals against final notice

s.sch002

Non-payment after 56 days (late payment penalty)

Other sections — not classified into a Part

These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.

Browse 37 other sections
s.para.15

Glass jars used as packaging

s.para.16

but excluding any waste categorised as hazardous under regulation 6...

s.para.18

Fibre-based composite packaging, being packaging material which is made of...

s.para.19

Cartons

s.para.20

Paper drinks cups with a low density polythene or polypropylene...

s.para.21

Rigid paper containers

s.para.22

but excluding any waste categorised as hazardous under regulation 6...

s.para.24

Aluminium food trays

s.para.25

Aluminium tubes

s.para.26

Steel and aluminium aerosols

s.para.27

Steel and aluminium jar and bottle lids and caps

s.para.28

Steel and aluminium tins and cans

s.para.29

but excluding any waste categorised as hazardous under regulation 6...

s.para.31

Amorphous polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottles except where the plastic contains...

s.para.32

High density polyethylene and low density polyethylene packaging comprising pots,...

s.para.33

High density polyethylene and low density polyethylene plastic bottles, pumps...

s.para.34

Polypropylene and expanded polypropylene plastic packaging comprising pots, tubs, trays,...

s.para.35

Polyethylene and polypropylene plastic packaging tubes except: where they are...

s.para.36

Polypropylene plastic bottles, pumps and triggers except where the plastic...

s.para.37

but excluding any waste categorised as hazardous under regulation 6...

s.para.39

Fibre-based composite packaging, being packaging material which is made of...

s.para.40

Hardback books

s.para.41

Padded polyethylene lined envelopes

s.para.42

Paper and card containing glitter or foil

s.para.43

Paper and card contaminated with food, paint, oil or grease...

s.para.44

Paper and card that has been laminated

s.para.45

Paper towels, tissues, wet wipes, kitchen roll

s.para.46

Scratch cards

s.para.47

Shredded paper

s.para.48

Stickers and sticky notes

s.para.49

Till receipts

s.para.50

Wallpaper

s.para.51

Wax, silicone, greaseproof papers

s.para.52

and also excluding any waste paper or card categorised as...

s.para.56

Non-clothing textiles including carpets and carpet tiles, leisure textiles (such...

s.para.57

Packaging made from textiles

s.para.58

but excluding any waste categorised as hazardous under regulation 6...

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Official guidance

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

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Local Authority

Primary

Local Authority (Environmental Health / Licensing / Planning)

Local councils enforce food safety (via Environmental Health Officers), issue alcohol licences, grant planning permission, and regulate certain business activities at local …

NRW

Natural Resources Wales

Principal environmental regulator for Wales. Combines functions of Environment Agency Wales, Countryside Council for Wales, and Forestry Commission Wales. Issues environmental permits, …

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