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<p>Businesses are obliged to follow the waste hierarchy, set out in the Waste (England
and Wales) Regulations 2011. This gives priority to preventing waste, and only then,
in order, to reuse, recycling, recovery and last of all disposal. Failure to comply
with this hierarchy can lead to enforcement action.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, we consulted
on a new Waste Prevention Programme for England, which includes proposals to further
clarify and enhance this approach. We expect to publish the response to this shortly.</p>
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