The Environmental Protection (Waste Recycling Payments) (England) Regulations 2004
Section 52 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 encourages the recycling of waste by making provision for payments to be made by waste disposal authorities in connection with the recycling of waste. Section 52(1) requires waste disposal authorities to pay waste collection authorities amounts representing their net savings on the disposal of waste retained by the collection authorities for recycling. Section 52(3) of that Act confers a power on waste disposal authorities to pay persons other than waste collection authorities equivalent amounts for waste collected by them for recycling.