Local councils welcome legal ruling on recycling

Local government in Wales welcomed the outcome of a Judicial Review in March 2013 that ruled councils should be free to run recycling services that reflect their local circumstances.

The decision follows a claim lodged by the Campaign for Real Recycling that a clause in the European Waste Framework Directive meant separate recycling bins should be used by every household in the UK from January 2015.

• Primary Source

UK Government: Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs: Waste legislation and regulations https://www.gov.uk/waste-legislation-and-regulations

Welsh Government: Topics > Environment and countryside > Environment - protection and quality > Waste and recycling > Legislation > Revised Waste Framework Directive http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/epq/waste_recycling/legislation/rwfd/?lang=en

WLGA: Press Release, 01.08.12: WLGA calls for greater certainty on recycling collections http://www.wlga.gov.uk/media-centre/wlga-calls-for-greater-certainty-on-recycling-collections

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