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statutory waste management plans. In our view, this aspect has not been explored in<br />

sufficient depth. The implications for competition <strong>of</strong> a system in which:<br />

� Regions, composed <strong>of</strong> local authorities, develop regional waste management<br />

plans;<br />

� The plans designate the required facilities; and<br />

� Alternatives to the facilities in the plan are rejected for being non-compliant with<br />

the plan<br />

are clear. In short, monopolies are de facto established, the more so if local<br />

authorities seek to use powers <strong>of</strong> direction to channel waste into a specific facility.<br />

This is not a healthy situation. The role <strong>of</strong> the regions is addressed in Annex 5.0.<br />

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<strong>International</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>: Annexes

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