Household Waste Recycling Act 2003
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Long titleAn Act to make further provision regarding the collection, composting and recycling of household waste; and for connected purposes.
Territorial extentEngland and Wales[2]
Royal assent30 October 2003
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make further provision regarding the collection, composting and recycling of household waste; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2003 c. 29 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[2] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 October 2003 |
| Commencement | 30 December 2003[3] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Household Waste Recycling Act 2003 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Household Waste Recycling Act 2003[1] (c. 29) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The bill was drafted by Friends of the Earth.[4]
Provisions
The act required local authorities to collect 2 types of materials from households, but this included compost.[5]
Further developments
It has been suggested that this act should be amended to increase the number of recyclable items that collection authorities must collect from households to at least seven.[6]
