Section 20: Reclamation of waste.

Control of Pollution Act 1974 · 1974 c.40

Part I: Waste on land

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Without prejudice to the powers of disposal authorities apart from this section, any disposal authority may—

(a) do such things as the authority considers appropriate for the purpose of—

(i) enabling waste belonging to the authority, or belonging to another person who requests the authority to deal with it in pursuance of this section, to be used again, or

(ii) enabling substances to be reclaimed from such waste;

(b) buy or otherwise acquire waste with a view to its being used again or to the reclamation of substances from it; and

(c) use, sell or otherwise dispose of waste belonging to the authority or anything produced from such waste.

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