Waste disposal authorities (WDA) were established in the UK following the Environmental Protection Act

Environmental Protection Act

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that defines, within England and Wales and Scotland, the fundamental structure and authority for waste management and control of emissions into the environment.Part I establishes a general regime by which the...

 1990. WDAs are in charge of the use of funds from Council Tax

Council tax

Council Tax is the system of local taxation used in England, Scotland and Wales to part fund the services provided by local government in each country. It was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as a successor to the unpopular Community Charge...

 to facilitate the disposal of municipal waste. WDAs must manage waste which is collected by local councils. In the case of unitary authorities

Unitary authority

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...

 waste disposal authorities are the same as the waste collection authority

Waste collection authority

A waste collection authority is a local authority in the UK charged with the collection of municipal waste. There are 376 WCAs in England and Wales who are responsible for collecting waste from nearly 22 million homes and some businesses . The WCA passes on the waste to the waste disposal...

. WDAs are responsible for developing and implementing plans to deal with municipal waste.

See also

• Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority
  Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority
  The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority is a waste disposal authority created under the Local Government Act 1985 to carry out the waste management functions and duties of the Greater Manchester County Council after its abolition in 1986....
  
  
• Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority
  Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority
  Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority is a statutory Waste Disposal Authority that manages the municipal solid waste produced in Merseyside, England. MWDA was established in 1986 following the abolition of Merseyside County Council, to undertake the waste disposal for local authorities across...
  
  
• Waste authorities in Greater London
  Waste authorities in Greater London
  Greater London has a number of waste disposal authorities, responsible for waste collection and disposal. Prior to the abolition of the Greater London Council in 1986, it was the waste authority for Greater London.-Joint authorities:...