Belfast·LDP Plan Strategy 2035 (adopted 2023)·Page 199·9.2.2
Waste Hierarchy Principles
The waste hierarchy prioritizes prevention and minimisation at the top, followed by reuse, recycling, and recovery, with disposal only as a last resort. This approach aligns with the Strategic Planning Policy Statement.
The waste hierarchy (shown below) aims to decrease the volume of waste produced, with waste prevention and minimisation at the top of the hierarchy. Waste prevention, reuse, recycling and recovery are collectively defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as waste minimisation. Waste disposal should only be used when no option further up the hierarchy is possible. This is in accordance with the SPPS.
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