The waste hierarchy ranks waste management options according to what is best for the environment. It gives priority to preparing it for re-use, then recycling, then recovery, and last of all disposal.
This guidance is for any business or public body which generates, handles or treats waste and is produced under regulation 15(1) of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 and any person subject to this regulation must have regard to it.
Further information regarding the waste hierarchy can be found