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Article 4Sampling methodology and waste composition analysis to calculate the weight of waste single-use bottles collected as mixed municipal waste or disposed of as litter#
1.The data collection for the waste composition analysis shall be based on surveys and a collection of representative samples. This data collection shall take into account:
(a)seasonal variations of waste single-use bottles disposed as litter outside of waste collection systems;
(b)variations in the levels of urbanisation;
(c)variations in frequency, types and location of municipal waste collection.
2.The data collection and analysis referred to in paragraph 1 shall cover the entire territory of a given Member State.
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