Section 55

This section has effect for conferring on waste disposal authorities and waste collection authorities powers for the purposes of recycling waste. A waste disposal authority may— make arrangements . . . to recycle waste as respects which the authority has duties under section 51(1) above or agrees with another person for its disposal or treatment; make arrangements . . . to use waste for the purpose of producing from it heat or electricity or both; buy or otherwise acquire waste with a view to its being recycled; use, sell or otherwise dispose of waste as respects which the authority has duties under section 51(1) above or anything produced from such waste. A waste collection authority may— buy or otherwise acquire waste with a view to recycling it; use, or dispose of by way of sale or otherwise to another person, waste belonging to the authority or anything produced from such waste. This section shall not apply to Scotland.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30