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What is PAS 402:2025 - Waste resource management performance reporting specification about?
Reflecting the latest good practice in recycling technologies and methodologies, PAS 402:2025 is the UK national standard on how to report waste management performance.
Who is PAS 402:2025 - Waste resource management performance reporting specification for?
PAS 402 should be used by waste resource management organizations that process industrial, commercial or household waste at transfer station, treatment facility or disposal sites.
What does PAS 402:2025 - Waste resource management performance reporting specification cover?
PAS 402:2025 specifies requirements for performance reporting by a waste resource management organization. It requires a waste resource management organization to report:
a) how it conducts specific waste resource management activities; and
b) the material recovery rates it achieves.
NOTE 1: PAS 402:2025 is not applicable to waste resource management intermediaries that operate between waste producers and waste management facilities
NOTE 2: An example of documentation that provides guidance on how to complete a waste resource management report conforming to PAS 402 is Waste Resource Management – Guidance for Performance Reporting Against PAS 402 published by The Green Compass Scheme.
NOTE 3: Waste resource management organizations are authorized to perform their activities by Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
Why should you use PAS 402:2025 - Waste resource management performance reporting specification?
• Quality assurance: PAS 402 supports and standardizes certified and accredited waste management recovery and reporting. It helps assure the transparency, relevance, accuracy, comparability and auditability of an organization's waste management reporting and to assure potential and existing customers of a quality service.
• Increased efficiency: The standard can help waste management companies to identify inefficiencies and optimize waste management processes, leading to cost savings and better resource utilization.
• Help with compliance: PAS 402 helps waste management organizations meet client requirements and their legal obligations in respect of waste, thus reducing the risk of non-compliance penalties, and mitigating some of the OH&S and environmental risks associated with waste operations.
• Competitive advantage: Adoption of the PAS helps enhance the reputation of waste management companies, helps to increase customer confidence, and helps companies distinguish themselves from competitors, which is particularly advantageous when bidding for contracts.
• Current thinking: This updated version captures the latest good practice in the technologies and methodologies of recycling. It includes the latest terminology and brings PAS 402 into line with new requirements for data, recovery and traceability, improving the quality of recycling achieved through the UKAS accredited scheme attached to PAS 402 is maintained.
• Circular economy and sustainability: PAS 402 supports the circular economy by providing a structure for consistent and clear reporting of landfill diversion and material recovery rates, so progress can be tracked over time. It also supports certified and accredited waste management reporting across all types of waste, standardizing the way outputs are reported and helping drive improvements in the overall volume and quality of waste management.
What has changed?
PAS 402:2025 supersedes PAS 402:2013. This version:
a) includes updated terminology, including waste hierarchy terms;
b) brings the document in line with new requirements for data, recovery and traceability.