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WASTE STREAMS
6. About 85% of 'controlled' waste by weight (about 19 mt in 2005/6) arises from commerce and industry. Household waste accounts for the other 15% (around 3 mt in 2005/6). Those wastes contain materials such as food, stone and concrete, metals, timber, tyres, vehicles, liquids and hazardous waste. Construction and demolition waste is just over half of the commercial and industrial waste arisings. SEPA are gathering data which will improve the evidence base for forward planning.
7. Recycling and re-use are extracting value from all wastes but residual material still requires to be managed in licensed facilities within the planned approach described in paragraph 5. Development plans should provide policies or identify suitable locations where waste can be safely treated, stored and managed before final disposal.
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