Waste strategy
The aim of the Waste Strategy for England1 is to reduce waste by making products with
fewer natural resources, breaking the link between economic growth and waste growth.
Products should be re-used, their materials recycled, energy from waste recovered, and
landfilling of residual waste should occur only where necessary. The key objectives are to:
• decouple waste growth (in all sectors) from economic growth and put more emphasis
on waste prevention and re-use;
• meet and exceed the Landfill Directive diversion targets for biodegradable municipal
waste in 2010, 2013 and 2020;
• increase diversion from landfill of non-municipal waste and secure better integration
of treatment for municipal and non-municipal waste;
• secure the investment in infrastructure needed to divert waste from landfill and for the
management of hazardous waste;
• Maximise the environmental benefit from that investment through increased recycling
of resources and recovery of energy from residual waste using a mix of technologies.