The general priority order of the waste hierarchy
is: prevention, minimization, reuse, recycling,
other recovery including energy recovery, and final
disposal.
RECYCLING
It is useful to distinguish between recycling ‘dry
recyclables’ and ‘wet’ organics. For most of the
dry materials found in waste such as metals,
glass, paper, plastics and textiles, there are well
established industrial value chains. Recycled
organics return to the agricultural value chain as
either animal feed or soil conditioners (including
compost and anaerobic digestate).
The drivers for recycling include the market
value of the material as well as policies and legal
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