General Article A beginner’s guide to the waste hierarchy

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Much of how we handle waste in the modern world is now driven by what is called the waste hierarchy. It’s a process that is outlined in the EU Waste Framework directive and involves the important stages of prevention, reuse and recycling, before final disposal. The aim of the hierarchy is to make sure that we send much less of our waste to landfill and recycle as much as possible.

In the UK alone we produce in the region of 100 million tonnes of waste annually. Every home and every office and...

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