Article 10(2) of the Waste Framework Directive sets the general requirement of separate collection of waste and obliges member states to set up separate collection systems for at least paper, metal, plastic and glass by last year. Article 11 refers to the requirement for member states to take measures to promote high quality recycling through separate collections, where technically, environmentally and economically practicable (TEEP) and appropriate to meet necessary quality standards for the relevant recycling sectors (necessity). In the light of these requirements and the need to have them in place by the end of 2015 two separate surveys/studies were released recently which provide us with an indication of how we are faring against our obligations. The Environment Agency (EA) carried out a survey of English Waste Collection Authority (WCA) separate collection arrangements as required by the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011. Those Regulations require that the separate collection arrangements are appropriate to meet the TEEP and necessity obligations. The EA sought responses to a series of questions from 321 WCAs and received 283 responses.
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